Phytochemical Investigation of Parthenium hysterophorous Linn. An Irritating but Promising Weed
| Main Authors: | K. E. HAQUE, LALA P. K. ROY, C. P. DUTTA |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 1984
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https://zenodo.org/record/6327575 |
Daftar Isi:
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741 235 Manuscript received 11 April 1983, accepted 27 October 1983 PARTHENIUM hysterophorous Linn. (Compositae) though native to West Indies and Central and Northe~n America now grows abundantly throughout India. The plant is well known for its irritant properties and dermatitis causing effect. Inspite of these, Parthenium possesses a number of useful proper!ies is reported to be used as a powerful tonic, febnfuge, analges in neuralgia, in dysentery and as an agent to stimulate menstural functlon1 .An active principle, parthenin, isolated previously from this plant is reported to have anti-cancer properties. Moreover, the plant is highly resistant to all pathogens and insect predators1