Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: September | Volume: 8 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 99-101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210914
A Review: Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob.
Ramya C.1, Vishnu AS2, Nasila K.3
1,3Final Semester, M. Pharm Student, 2Lecturer, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt. Medical College, Kannur, Kerala.
Corresponding Author: Ramya C.
ABSTRACT
Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob (family Asteraceae) is also known as Poovamkurunnila in Malayalam. It is commonly found as a weed throughout in India. Cyanthillium cinereum is an annual herb with hairy stem, up to 12-75 cm height. The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-elliptic or acute, irregularly dentate or crenate-serrate and hairy.
Cyanthillium cinereum is an annual herb, contains various phytochemicals like cardiac glycosides, phenols, flavonoids, steroids, tannins, saponins and phlobatannins etc. Due to the presence of these phytochemicals Cyanthillium cinereum exhibits various activities like analgesic, antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer, antispasmodic, antimalarial and antifungal etc.
Keywords: Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob, Pharmacological activities, Therapeutic use.
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