Open AccessA Review: Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob.
Author(s) -
Ch Ramya,
Vishnu As,
K Nasila
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2237
pISSN - 2349-9788
DOI - 10.52403/ijrr.20210914
Subject(s) - antifungal , biology , antispasmodic , traditional medicine , herb , botany , asteraceae , bignoniaceae , medicine , medicinal herbs , microbiology and biotechnology
Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob (family Asteraceae) is also known as Poovamkurunnila in Malayalam. It is commonly found as a weed throughout in India. Cyanthillium cinereum is an annual herb with hairy stem, up to 12-75 cm height. The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-elliptic or acute, irregularly dentate or crenate-serrate and hairy.Cyanthillium cinereum is an annual herb, contains various phytochemicals like cardiac glycosides, phenols, flavonoids, steroids, tannins, saponins and phlobatannins etc. Due to the presence of these phytochemicals Cyanthillium cinereum exhibits various activities like analgesic, antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer, antispasmodic, antimalarial and antifungal etc.Keywords: Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H. Rob, Pharmacological activities, Therapeutic use.