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Unveiled the Pharmacological Attributes of Pupalia lappacea: An Unexplored Plant

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  1. 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, INDIA.

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Manisha Pandey

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, INDIA.

manisha.ukm@gmail.com

Received: 12-01-2024; Accepted: 04-04-2024.

Volume 16, Issue 3 · pp. 449-456 · 2024 · DOI: 10.5530/pres.16.3.54

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pupalia lappacea which is commonly referred to as forest burr found everywhere in the world. In this review article, we will discuss the traditional use and photochemistry of plants. Its traditional uses have been investigated by various scientists whose results came out to be effective against various diseases. Pupalia lappacea consists of various phytochemicals named stearic acid, stigmasterol, formic acid, 1-methyl ethyl ester, etc. In vitro and in vivo studies that have been investigated thus far prove that this plant posse’s great therapeutic potential including anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrheal, anti-nociceptive and anti-pyretic, anti-plasmodium, anti-hypolipidemic, antidiabetic activity which can be further explored for its clinical utility.Materials and Methods: This article comprises data from a research article published on various search engines including Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, etc., Data is also collected via textbooks, reference books, review papers and ancient texts.Objectives: This review aims to gather all updated pharmacological investigations that have been done on Pupalia lappacea together. In short, the main aim was to provide an updated review of Pupalia lappacea to the researchers who further want to explore its potency and efficacy.Results: All the documents related to the plant were studied thoroughly and it was concluded that this plant possesses a great therapeutic potential and can be clinically explored.

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    Dorata, P., Goswami, H., P, P., Kumar, T., & Pandey, M. (2024). Unveiled the Pharmacological Attributes of Pupalia lappacea: An Unexplored Plant. Pharmacognosy Research, 16(3), 449-456. https://doi.org/10.5530/pres.16.3.54

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