Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Activities of Tridax procumbens: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

As an article of Tridax procumbens, the author Linnaeus presented the Tridax species in 1753. Coat buttons, or T. procumbens, are a member of the Asteraceae family. It thrives in the tropical and subtropical regions throughout the countries of South and Central America. Coat buttons have also proliferated in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands. Coat buttons contain flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids, tannins, terpenoids, norisoprenoids, volatile oil, lignans, and saponins. For centuries, Ayurvedic medicine in India relied on this plant for curing hundreds of ailments. The above antioxidative, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, antidiabetic, mosquitocidal, anticancer, antihypertensive, and antiparasitic functions of coat buttons are well known pharmacologically. Additionally, it has hepatoprotective, leishmanicidal, immunomodulatory, repellent, and antilithiatic qualities. This review is helpful in giving crucial details about the plant and demonstrates that it may be a safe, effective and reasonably priced treatment for a number of illnesses, particularly in tropical regions where the plant is widely available.