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Volume 19, Issue 2
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Abstract

L. (Family: Compositae), a medicinal plant that grows as a weed, has a wide distribution in the United States and Canada, Brazil, China, and Malaysia, including hotter regions of India. Traditionally, the herb has been used largely to treat various illnesses. The entire plant, particularly its leaves, roots, fruits, and seeds, has been used in conventional healthcare to treat a variety of conditions, including leukoderma, infections from bacteria and fungi, long-term malaria cases, rheumatism, tuberculosis, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, urticaria, rheumatoid arthritis, diarrhoea, constipation, and lumbago. In-depth information about the plant's pharmacological and botanical properties is included in this detailed account. The pharmacological properties and their antibacterial, anti-tumor, antitussive, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, diabetic, antimitotic, antioxidant, antitrypanosomal, CNS depressant, diuretic, contact dermatitis, insecticidal, and herbicidal properties are some of the highlights. Constituents found in all plant components, such as sesquiterpene lactones, glycosides, phenols, and polysterols, account for the majority of the pharmacological actions. Nevertheless, in order to validate conventional knowledge in the context of a sensible phytotherapy, future efforts should focus more on laboratory and investigations as well as clinical trials. Research requires quantification of individual ingredients and assessment of their pharmacological effects in humans due to the herb's multi-activity, especially its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties, which have garnered a lot of attention.

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Phytopharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Importance of Xanthium strumarium L: A Review
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Keyword(s): anti-trypanosomal; diaphoretic; pharmacological activities; phenylpropanoids; sesquiterpenes; toxicity; xanthanolides; Xanthium strumarium

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