A phytopharmacological review on Euphorbia thymifolia Linn
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anti‑inflammatory, antinociceptive, phytochemicalAbstract
The main aim of this paper is different pharmacological activity of plant Euphorbia thymifolia L. belongs to family Euphorbiaceae. The herb used as traditional folk medicine and commonly known as laghududhikaor choti‑dudhi. The plant is annual, small branch, pubescent and contains white milky latex. The plant used in various therapeutic activity by using different solvent like ethanol, methanol, water etc. shows antimicrobial, antifungal, antiasthamatic, anticancer, antidiarrheal, laxative, antioxidant, antiviral, antidiabetic etc. the other pharmacological activity mention in given review article.
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