Abstract

ETHNOMEDICINAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE OF ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA EHRH.EX WILLD

Pratibha, Arzoo Pannu, Shikha Goswami and Rahul Gupta*

ABSTRACT

A. sieversiana is an annual or biennial herb belonging to family Asteraceae and is found in different countries like Korea, Northern Pakistan, Nepal, India (ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir), North and South Africa, Europe, Afghanistan, Tajikistan (Central Asia) and China. It is traditionally used to treat diarrhea, cold, detumescence, maintaining hemostasis, relieving heat and jaundice since ancient times. Among 66 chemical compounds reported in this plant, major constituents include flavonoids, steroids, alkaloids, lignans and terpenoids. These compounds could be an important therapeutic tool for development of new drugs for diabetes, cardiovascular, cancer and inflammation with more efficacy and lesser adverse effects. This article summarizes various pharmacological, phytochemical and toxicological results along with all the data concerning ethnopharmacology of plant and possibly determines its underlying curative properties.

Keywords: A. sieversiana; Ethnopharmacology, Flavonoids.