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TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF MEDICINAL PLANT TRIDAX PROCUMBENS LINN: A REVIEW

Abhijit Mande*, Sabiya Mulani, Muskan Mujawar, Trupti Jagtap and Omkar Gaikwad

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Abstract

Tridax procumbens Linn. (Tridax) family composite, which is also known as “Ghamra” and is sometimes referred to in English as “coat buttons” due to the way the blooms look. Tridax procumbens is a common weed of cultivation, waste ground plant, or invader of bare soil that is utilised extensively in Indian traditional medicine. For all the pertinent information regarding the pharmacological studies, several scientific publications have been obtained from various scientific search engines like PubMed, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Research Gate. Amongst the biological activities of various Phytochemical present in the plant, acting as free radical scavenger, actions against inflammation, allergies, platelet aggregation, microbes, tumours, hepatotoxins. The ethyl Acetate extracts of the “coat buttons” showed effective inhibition against the Staphylococcus aureus as compared to other organism. Therefore the leaves of coat buttons can be considered to be the bright source of antimicrobial compounds. This review can also be useful for providing important information of this species and show that this species could be an effective, safe and affordable treatment for some ailments, especially in tropical areas where this plant is easily available.

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