Pharmacological Activities of Some Common Indian Weeds: a Review
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Objectives: To review the phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities of some common Indian weed plants. Materials and Methods: The information was collected and compiled from scientific literature present in different databases viz., Science Direct, PubMed, MEDLINE, Elsevier and Google Scholar. Results: Literature search revealed that weeds possess diverse group of phytoconstiuents such as phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenes, steroids, saponins etc. Weeds have been used for their therapeutic values in Ayurveda and Unani systems of medicine. The phytoconstituents present in them are responsible for the biological activities. Conclusion: Natural products of plant origin have been used for the treatment of various infectious and degenerative diseases. The diversity of phytochemicals present in plants provides drug leads for the development of novel therapeutic agents.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014