Abstract

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOGNOSY OF TRIDAX PROCUMBEN

Shubham S. Jadhav*, Het B. Bhandari and Rishikesh S. Bachhav

ABSTRACT

India is home to the weedy wild plant Tridax procumbens Linn. Tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia have all adopted the plant as their own. It is originally from tropical America. Locals named it "Ghamara," and certain Ayurvedic practitioners prescribed it as "Bhringraj" to promote hair development. In English, it is commonly referred to as "coat buttons." Flavonoids, alkaloids, carotenoids, hydroxycinnamates, lignans, benzoic acid derivatives, phytosterols, and tannins are all known to be present in the plant. A little perennial herb with short, hairy, blade-like leaves is called Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae or Compositae). The ordinary person is interested in learning about its possible applications in the fields of pharmaceuticals and medicine, thus more study is needed to identify the phytochemical components of a particular plant piece. This plant's essential oil and other sections are linked to pharmacological qualities such wound bactericidal, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-cancer. Tridax pharmacological actions are further studied in this section. This research offers crucial details on this species and suggests that it may treat several illnesses in a way that is efficient, secure, and reasonably priced, particularly in tropical places where it is a natural and common plant.

Keywords: Herbal drug, Tridax procumbens, Phytochemistry, Chemical constituents.