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

Year : 2025 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 01 | Page : –
    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

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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’s 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. Number of chemical compounds have 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 relaxant, 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.

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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):-.
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