Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF TRIDEX PROCUMBENS LINN.

Shivdas R. Tade* and Nikita S. Singhal

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Abstract

Tridax procumbens Linn. may be a weed found throughout India. The plant is native to Tropical America and naturalized in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. native individuals legendary It as “Ghamara”, in English popularly called „coat buttons‟ and is distributed for “Bhringraj” By a number of the practitioners of written material. The plants are manufacturing differing types of Secondary metabolites and area unit utilized either indirectly or directly in the pharmaceutical Industries. The chemical constituents of secondary metabolites improve the first health and physiological activity in human systems. Literature survey advised that the varied components of the plant were reported to possess Phytochemical compounds like alkaloids, carotenoids, flavonoids, saponins, acid, β-Sitosterol, and tannins. it had been richly dowered with oleanolic acid, and high content of metallic element And atomic number 19 are gift. Bioactive parts like luteolin, glucoluteolin, quercetin, And isoquercetin even have been reported from its flowers. Primary plant pigments like Chlorophyll and carotenoids conjointly analyzed from leaves. So, it's documented for severalPotential pharmacological activities like anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, wound healing, Insecticidal, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic, immune-modulating, anti-cancer, antidysentery, medicine, and antihair fall. the current review study deals with natural home ground, categorization, phytochemical, pharmacological and pharmacological medicine activities of Tridax Procumbens. This study is also useful for identification and preparation of a transparent profile of The plant which can open new avenues within the medical field within the treatment of varied Diseases. Tridax procumbens may be a terribly promising species that produces secondary metabolites reported to own a variety of healthful uses as well as among others, anti-anemic, medicine, anti- diabetic and anesthetic properties.

Keywords: Tridax procumbens, medicine, anti-diabetic, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, Hepatoprotection, anti-hypertensive, Ethnobotany, Morphologica.