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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 14 2022 | None
THERAPEUTIC USES OF CYANTHILLIUM CINEREUM
Jeane Rebecca Roy , C.S. Janaki1 , T.K Balaji
Pages: 2705-2711
Abstract
The whole plant of Cyanthillium cinereum has several pharmacological properties in treating a broad range of diseases in traditional medicine but underestimated to be used as a commercial drug. As a remedy to several health conditions, phytocompounds of C. cinereum can be used as multi-target drugs to treat comorbidity. The present study deals with the phytochemical, HPLC and antimicrobial role of the methanol leaf extract of this plant. It was observed that there was very good presence of alkaloids, saponins, fixed oils and moderate presence of terpenoids,carbohydrates and polyphenols which are known for their medicinal roles. The antimicrobial roles of the methanol extract were poor compared to the respective standards used. It is concluded that the medicinal properties of this plant could be due to the presence of various phytocostituents
Keywords
Cyanthillium cinereum, Phyto-compounds, multi-target drugs, traditional medicine, alternative medicine, Saponns
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