Unveiling The Potential of Polygonum Plebeium: From Folk Remedy to Functional Bioactive Resource

The review paper present comprehensive information regarding geographical distribution, habitat, botanical description, phytoconstituents, traditional uses and pharmacological activities of Polygonum plebeium polygonaceae family. It is a prostrate, densely branched, annual herb. It is used as edible herb as well as traditional medicine in India. It consists of numerous bioactive compounds such as alkaloids, essential oils, flavonoids, phenols and tannins. Polygonum plebeium used traditionally for the treatment of eczema, diarrhoea, liver disorder, inflammation and ringworm. Researchers reported their pharmacological work regarding medicinal potential of this herb. It possesses a variety of biological activity such as anticancer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antinociceptive, cytoprotective, neuroprotective etc. Method was adopted to search literature about this herb in various websites, search engine and scientific databases such as Web of science, Scopus, Science Direct, Google Scholar, PubMed. There is a scope for further investigation regarding isolation of biomolecules, their efficiency and effectiveness. It requires proper study of the plants and biomolecules for their better utilization for development of herbal formulation and new dosage form in future in the field of Ayurveda.