Phytochemical constituents and ethnopharmacological properties of Ageratum conyzoides L

Abstract

Phytother Res. 2019 Jul 10. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6405. [Epub ahead of print]

Yadav N1, Ganie SA2, Singh B3, Chhillar AK1, Yadav SS2.

Author information

1

Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India.

2

Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India.

3

Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India.

Abstract

Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) is an invasive aromatic herb with immense therapeutic importance. The herb is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. A. conyzoides has imparted numerous ethnomedicinal uses because it has been used to cure various ailments that include leprosy, skin disorders, sleeping sickness, rheumatism, headaches, dyspnea, toothache, pneumonia and many more. A number of phytoconstituents have been scrutinized such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, chromenes, and sterols from almost every part of this plant. These phytoconstituents have shown diverse pharmacological properties including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, anticancer, antiprotozoal, antidiabetic, spasmolytic, allelopathy, and many more. The plant A. conyzoides has provided a platform for doing pharmaceutical and toxicological research in order to isolate some promising active compounds and authenticate their safety in clinical uses. A. conyzoides provides principal information for advanced studies in the field of pharmaceutical industries and agriculture. Present review article describes the cytogenetics, ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicological aspects of A. conyzoides.

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

KEYWORDS:

Ageratum conyzoides; ageratochromene; pharmacology; phytochemistry; traditional uses

PMID:

 

31290201

 

DOI:

 

10.1002/ptr.6405