A review on ethno-medicinal uses and pharmacology of Vernonia cinerea Less.

Abstract

Vernonia cinerea Less. (ash-coloured fleabane; Asteraceae) is a widely distributed plant throughout India. The plant has reputation as folklore medicine in various traditional systems of medicine. The plant has been evaluated for varied pharmacological activities to validate its traditional claims, and has been scientifically reported to possess anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, renoprotective, anticancer, antiviral, antimicrobial activities, etc. This review emphasises on ethnopharmacology and pharmacology of V. cinerea.

Keywords::

• Asteraceae
• anticancer
• antidiabetic
• anti-inflammatory
• Vernonia cinerea

Acknowledgements

The financial assistance provided by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India to Ms Nittya K Dogra for this work is duly acknowledged [grant number F.4-1/2006 (BSR/7-265/2009 (BSR))].