Phytopharmacological review on Acanthospermum hispidum.
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2012-01
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Acanthospermum Hispidum (Family:Asteraceae) is an annual plant which is native to
tropical America. This plant is cited as a weed in cotton culture in Brazil, and it is also used as a
medicinal plant. The leaves and flowering tops of the plant have antimicrobial activity. The
ethanolic extract of leaves and flowering tops gives activities against wide range of pathogenic
bacteria. Crushed herb is use in the form of the paste to treat the skin aliments and leaf juice is
used to relieve the fever. A scrutiny of the literature revealed some notable pharmacological
activities of the drug like antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anthelmentic, immunomodulator,
abortifacient, antitrypanosomal and antileshmanial. The present review is an attempt to highlight
the various ethnobotanical and traditional uses as well as the various phytochemical and
pharmacological reports on Acanthospermum Hispidum.
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Acanthospermum Hispidum, hydroalcoholic, phytopharmacological, ethnobotanical
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Chakraborty Anup K, Gaikwad Amit V, Singh Karuna B. Phytopharmacological review on Acanthospermum hispidum. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2012 Jan; 2(1): 144-148.