The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacology of Centratherum anthelminticum
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Centratherum anthelminticum commonly known as ‘black cumin’, a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, has been used for centuries for curing common ailments such as fever, cough, and diarrhoea, and its is also used as a general tonic. A wide range of secondary metabolites such as: aliphatic fatty acids, flavones, saponins, steroids and glycosides have been reported from the C. anthelminticum. Its extracts are reported to possess a wide range of pharmacological activities such as: analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, antidiuretic, antifilarial, antihelmintic, antihyperglycemic, antimicrobial, antimalarial and antipyretic properties. This review is an effort to summarize the chemical constituents, pharmacological properties of C. anthelminticum.
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