Phytochemical composition and therapeutic effects of amaranthus viridis linn: a review

Autor: Bharathi D R, Sahana K G, Mahesh C, Anjali Babu, Karthik S, Rupesh Kumar M, Ramesh B
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Indigenous Herbs and Drugs. :110-113
ISSN: 2456-7345
DOI: 10.46956/ijihd.v7i6.370
Popis: The plant Amaranths viridis Linn, an annual herb from the Amaranthaceae family, is used in traditional medicine to cure a range of ailments and to determine the various criteria for pharmacognostical standards. A. vilidis L. leaf extract contains a number of biologically active substances, including saponins, tannins and phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, steroids, and triterpenoids. The amino acids lysine, arginine, histidine, cysteine, phenylalanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, methionine, and tyrosine are among the substances found in A. viridis. A. vilidis L contains a chemical compound with potent anti-inflammatory, antihepatotoxic, antiulcer, antiallergic, and antiviral effects. They also exhibit antimicrobial, antipyretic, antihyperlipidemic,antidiabetic, and anti-HMG-CoA reductase activities.
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