A Review on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Anacyclus Pyrethrum (Akarkara)

Year : 2025 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 01 | Page : 102 110
    By

    Himanshu Rajendra Nikam,

  • Yogesh B. Rokade,

  • Umakant S.Jugtap,

  • Sagar Chavhan,

  • Rohit S. Marathe,

  • Athav Kamble,

  1. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India
  2. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India
  3. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India
  4. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India
  5. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India
  6. Student, Department of Pharmaceuties, P. S. G. V. P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, shahada, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

The wild species Anacyclus pyrethrum, or A. pyrethrum, is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is commonly known as Akarkara. It originated in Spain, Morocco, and Algeria, and has since spread to Sri Lanka, India, Ukraine, Germany, Myanmar, France, and Poland. It is the benefits of bioactive compounds of plant found the chemical makeup, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of A. pyrethrum’s roots, seeds, leaves, and capitula. It is mainly used in Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine. The number of chemical compounds has been reported from A. Pyrethrum including steroids, tri-terpenoids, reducing sugar, phenol, alcohol, flavonoids, saponin, tannin, anthroquinone amino acids and catechins. This collection will assist in developing new active principles and nutraceuticals for treating drug resistance and chronic disease vectors. The plant has a variety of uses, including sex stimulation, antidiabetic, antioxidant, and treatment of various ailments, such as asthama, cardiac diseases, and throat problems. It can also alleviate laziness, nerve weakness, stomach problems, arthritis, sciatica, diuretic, tooth and gum problems, aphrodisiacs, hiccoughs, epilepsy, headaches, pains, muscle relaxants, worm infestation, anti-rheumatism, anticonvulsant, brain tonic, common cold, and other human-related disorders. This work will be useful for future bioactivity and phytochemical studies on this plant species.

Keywords: Anacyclus Pyrethrum, chemical makeup, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti microbial activity.

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy ]

How to cite this article:
Himanshu Rajendra Nikam, Yogesh B. Rokade, Umakant S.Jugtap, Sagar Chavhan, Rohit S. Marathe, Athav Kamble. A Review on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Anacyclus Pyrethrum (Akarkara). Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy. 2025; 12(01):102-110.
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Himanshu Rajendra Nikam, Yogesh B. Rokade, Umakant S.Jugtap, Sagar Chavhan, Rohit S. Marathe, Athav Kamble. A Review on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Anacyclus Pyrethrum (Akarkara). Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy. 2025; 12(01):102-110. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjopc/article=2025/view=208597


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Volume 12
Issue 01
Received 24/02/2025
Accepted 24/03/2025
Published 23/04/2025
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