Immunorestorative Effect Of Natural And In Vitro-Raised  Eupatorium Cannabinum L., A High Altitude Medicinal Plant

Vishal Raina; Sushma Koul; Aruna Bhatia

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Vishal Raina Regional Horticultural Research Sub-Station, Bhaderwah, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir - 182 221 (India)
Sushma Koul Biodiversity and Applied Botany, Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Jammu, J&K - 180 001 (India)
Aruna Bhatia Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab - 147 002 (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Immunorestorative, Vitro-Raised

Abstract

Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Asteraceae), a common wild plant growing in high altitude areas of Asian and Europian continents, is a well known traditional medicinal plant used as a source of alternative medicine and febrifuge. Herbalists have recognize its wound healing, cathartic and diuretic properties. The herb when used either alone or in combination with other herbs is a good remedy for purifying blood. Its leaves contain a volatile oil compound which acts on kidneys, and likewise some tannin and a bitter chemical principle are present which cut short the chill of intermittent fever. The chemical constituent and pharmacological studies of the herb in rats have revealed its choleretic and hepatoprotective properties (Zdero and Bohlmann, 1986; Lexa et al., 1989). Investigations on anti

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