Eclipta prostrata is an erect or prostrate annual
herb commonly found in marshy lands, abundant
paddy elds and road sides. It is very common
weedy plant used as a home remedy for different
types of diseases by indigenous medical
practitioners.
Plant is well known for its hair growth
and hair colouring effect as mentioned in Ayurveda
due to which the plant is termed “Bringharaja” in
Ayurveda texts. In Unani medicine, this plant
is named as “Bhangra”.
The plant is commonly
seen in Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, Philippines and
other tropical countries.
In India, Eclipta prostratais
used externally in chronic skin diseases, ulcers,
elephantiasis, conjunctivitis.
The plant stimulates
hair growth. Internally, the plant is an essential ingredient of compound drugs used for arthritis,
dropsy and indecoctions used for hepatic and
splenic enlargement. In Philippine, the decoction of
the leaves and ower tops is given for hepatitis.
This plant is keen stimulant to digestive system
which augments appetite and digestion. It is an
effective cholegouge, hence it is benecialin hepatospleenomegaly as well as hepatitis. Presence of
different phytochemicals may be responsible for
different therapeutic effects of the plant.
The phytochemicals having specic therapeutic
effects to the human body. Therefore, due to
presence of the phytochemicals Eclipta prostrata
whole plant can possess Anti-malarial, anti-cancer,
anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-hyperglycemic,
anti-inammatory, anti-oxidant as well as cardiac
protective action. Presence of this phytochemical
compounds suggests that the whole plant of
Ecliptaprostatais rich in primary and secondary
metabolites which are directly responsible for its
effecton different disorders .
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