- Title
- Medicinal value of three agricultural weed species of the asteraceae family : a review
- Creator
- Jayasundera, Mithila; Florentine, Singarayer; Tennakoon, Kushan; Chauhan, Bhagirath
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Review
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/175518
- Identifier
- vital:15012
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2021.13.36
- Identifier
- ISBN:0975-3575 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Ageratum conyzoides L., Tridax procumbens L. and Bidens pilosa L. are well known plant species of the Asteraceae family that are considered weeds in intensive agriculture. These weeds are traditionally known to have medicinal properties and have been used for therapeutic treatments. However, it is only the lack of proper knowledge, awareness and screening that have limited their use in pharmaceutical sectors. This review attempts to consolidate the traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological studies that have been carried out on Ageratum conyzoides L., Tridax procumbens L. and Bidens pilosa L., which we note are widely spread throughout the world. This study was conducted through a coherent search on Ageratum conyzoides L., Tridax procumbens L. and Bidens pilosa L. with respect to traditional uses, phytochemical and pharmacological studies that have been performed on these three agricultural weeds all over the world. An exploration of reported descriptions of the potential medical importance of three agricultural weed species (A. conyzoides, T. procumbens and B. pilosa) has been presented. The present review would encourage further clinical investigations into these three plants and their extracts to more closely define the range of uses of these herbs for clinical applications. This, in turn, would give a clear understanding whether these weed species might be targeted to be conserved in a sustainable manner rather than eradicated. © 2021 Phcogj.Com. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
- Publisher
- EManuscript Technologies
- Relation
- Pharmacognosy Journal Vol. 13, no. 1 (2021), p. 264-277
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright 2021 Phcogj.Com. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 0607 Plant Biology; 0703 Crop and Pasture Production; 1001 Agricultural Biotechnology; Ageratum conyzoides; Bidens pilosa; Pharmacological; Phytochemical; Traditional use; Tridax procumbens
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This research was partly funded by the Research Support Program (2020) allocation of the Federation University School of Science, Psychology and Sport.
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