Phytochemical and pharmacology activity of Bhringraj
A review
Keywords:
bhringraj, antimyotoxic, antihyperglycemicAbstract
Plants are refered as the primary source of food, shelter and various remedial approaches. Plants are thoroughly used in treatmen of various huaman illness across the glove traditionally. Among those therapeutic herbs Eclipta Alba/ Eclipta Prostrata is renowned for high therapeutic significance in medicinal world . Eclipta Alba or Eclipta Prostrata, commonly referred to as Bhringeria, belonging to the family of Sunflower (Asteraceae). It’s found in all over the map specially in subtropical and tropical region. Standardization of the herbs was performed based on different physiochemical parameters and revealed the values were within the prescribed limits. The entire plant together with flowers, leaves, stems, seeds are large used for the treatment of assorted diseases. Eclipta alba is widely used as antioxidant, analgesic, anticancer, anti hyperglycaemic, anti-myotoxic and immuno modulatory. It also emphasizes the compounds or chemicals extracted from the plant parts and their properties with a short pharmacological profile. Though some of the properties of Bhringraj have been explored for pharmacological benefits, there is still a long way to go for its full potential to be exploited for human welfare. A wide range of chemical components are extracted.
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