TRIDAX PROCUMBEN LINN: PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR TRADITIONAL USE
Rugved Barde*, Ritesh Bahekar, Sanket Powankar, Ankit Sonwane and Pravin Sahare
ABSTRACT
India has been blessed with an abundance of medicinal herbs primarily because of the country's climate and
seasons, which promote the growth of various plant species. Tridax procumbens is a typical medicinal herb that is
generally found in India as a weed and pest plant. It is classified as part of the Asteraceae family and is commonly
referred to as Coat Button, Kansari (Hindi), or Ghamara (local language). The most valuable medicament utilized
for the manufacturing of compounds described in Ayurvedic literature is Tridax procumbens. It is mostly used as
an anticoagulant, an antifungal, and a wound healing agent insect repellent, dysentery and diarrhoea in Indian
traditional remedies. And their extract has various pharmacological properties (anti-inflammatory,
hepatoprotective, immunomodulating, antimicrobial or antibacterial, antiseptic, anticancer, repellent, hemostatic,
ant diabetic, urolithiasis, blood pressure lowering, antioxidant, bradycardia, etc.). The chemical components of the
plant showed that its leaves contain various alkaloids, flavonoids, carotenoids, fumaric acid, etc. The synthesis of
aromatic substances in the plant results in its primary secondary metabolites, such as the phenol derivative and
oxygen oxidation. It is also active against antimicrobial agents such as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
It is also used as an adsorbent for chromium. Here we try to focus on the broad phytochemical and
pharmacological activities of Tridax Procumbens.
Keywords: Tridax Procumbens, Phytochemical, Pharmacological Plant Extracts, coat button, Pharmacological activities.
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