Tridax
procumbens Linn belongs to the family asteraceae. The extracts of Tridax
procumbens have been used as indigenous medicine for a variety of
ailments. It has been extensively used in Indian traditional medicine for wound
healing, as anticoagulant, antifungal and insect repellent, in diarrhea and
dysentery. Leaf extracts are used to treat infectious skin diseases in folk
medicines. It is also dispensed as ‘Bhringraj’ which is well known ayurvedicmedicine for liver disorders.
Antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and
immune modulatory properties have also been demonstrated. Plants have strong
ability to synthesize aromatic substances, most of which are phenols or their
oxygen substituted derivatives which are mostly secondary metabolites. At least
12,000 have been isolated, a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total.
These substances serve as plant defense mechanisms against predation by
microbes, insects, herbivores. Some terpenoids are plant pigment, some are
plant flavoring agents and some are having medicinal properties.(Read more)
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