A Review on Pharmacological and Chemical Documentation of Euphorbia Hirta Linn (Asthama Herb)

Abstract

Ayurveda, an orthodox as well as main stream system of medicine has been with a source of new concepts and products for healthcare. Euphorbia hirta Linn. (EH) is an advantageously authenticated medicinal plant as observable from the literature. Rural and tribal people of India use different parts of this plant to surmount various diseases. Its use in traditional medicine has been assured on scientific basis by studying pharmacology of the plant in vitro and in vivo Information was collected from different data
base resources.