Abstract
Plants are the primary source of food, shelter, and various remedial approaches. They are being in use for treating various kinds of human ailments across the world since the ancient times. One of such important plants is Eclipta alba hassk (Asteraceae) which is commonly known as Bhringraj and false daisy. This plant is known for its extra-ordinary therapeutic properties. It is one of most widely used plant in traditional systems of medicines such as Ayurvedic, Unani, Sidha, homeopathy, Chinese, and folk. Each part of this medicinal plant contains many important phytochemical constituents such as coumestans, triterpenes, flavonoids, steroids, polypeptides, and saponins. It is majorly used for enhancing the growth, strength, and blackening of hair. It is used as the main ingredient in many hair oils. It significantly treats problems related to hair such as hair fall, dandruff, premature greying, and baldness. E. alba exhibits many other important biological properties such as anticancer, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-stress, and immunomodulatory. Thus, this medicinal plant is playing a vital role in the medical field and cosmetic industry. The present review is a summary of phytomedicinal importance of E. alba in Ayurveda as well as folk medicine system.
Highlights
Nature is the primary source of numerous medicines for thousands of years [1,2]
Drugs derived from plants are named as herbal drugs, botanical drugs, botanicals, phytomedicines, traditional medicines, herbal medicines, traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), traditional herbal medicinal products, natural health products, or plant food supplements
India comes under the category of world biodiversity centers which is blessed with the rich medicinal plant history having more than 45,000 diverse species of plants; it is considered as Botanical garden of the world [20,21]
Summary
Nature is the primary source of numerous medicines for thousands of years [1,2]. Among plants, medicinal plants are of great significance. There are almost 600 medicinal plants and their formulations are being in use in Ayurvedic practices for the treatment of several diseases [23]. In Thailand, people use E. alba leaves against skin related problems and hair fall. They use stem to treat tuberculosis, asthma and as a blood tonic while E. alba roots exhibit antibacterial properties [95].
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