Eclipta alba -An Important Medicinal Plant: A Review of Its Folklore Medicine and Traditional Uses

Goli.Venkateshwarlu*, Ragya Eslavath, Santhosh.Anasuri, Gutha.Suma, Kasireddy.Swapna, CH.Ramesh

Venkateshwara Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherlapally, Nalgonda, A.P

*Corresponding Author E-mail: venkipharma75@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Ancient days peoples are purely depends on herbal drugs. Why because at that time allopathic drugs are not available for peoples. Now a days both ayurveda and allopathic drugs are used. some chronic diseases are completely not eradicated by allopathic drugs. For this reason ayurvedic drugs are more preferred than allopathic drugs. In India 3000 plants used for the medicinal value. In general 6000 medicinal plants in India are in use in traditional, folklore and used as a herbal medicine. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review in ayurveda in the pharmacological aspects of Eclipta alba. This plant mainly use ful for the various physiological activities are like black hair, eye diseases, headache, deaf, diarrhea, fertility agent, jaundice, body tingling effect, ring worm infection, toes pain etc.

KEYWORDS: medicinal plant, Eclipta alba , a pharmacological activity.

1. INTRODUCTION:

Herbs have always been the principal form of medicine in India. Medicinal plants have curative properties due to the presence of various complex chemical substances of different composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants .this Eclipta alba used in various kinds of diseases.

Black hair[1]:

Eclipta alba juice, coconut oil, eblica seed juice, Hedychium spicatum, Cinnamomum tamala, Andropogon muricatus, Cymbopogon cintratus, Curcuma angustifolia these all plants are taken in dish and add boiled with oil .then collect the remain oil portion and filter it .next step every day that oil applie for head hair gradually hairs getting black colour.

Body tingling effect[2]:

Eclipta alba and cow ghee are taken equal quantity and boiled for obtaining of il poriton. And filtyer the oil portion and preserve it that medicament applied for body massage and relive the body tingling effect.

Ringworm infection[3]:

Eclipta alba roots and turmeric are taken equal quantity and then past the mixture. Then that paste is applied on infected area.

Fertility agent[4]:

Those who are require baby birth such lady compulsory wear the leaf is like flower put in head then induce fertility for lady.

Diarrhoea[5]:

Eclipta alba juice and honey mixed it .then daily two times morning and evening consumed it and controls diarrhea.

For deaf[6]:

Eclipta alba juice, emlica officinalis juice, Foeniculum vulgare gar juice, pepper, cloves, Picrorhiza kurrooa, vasakommulu all are collect to grind it .after that half liter milk and Pongamia pinneta oil boiled on burner then we require oil portion only up to that boiled it. Then filter it. that daily morning and evening place the dropd in ear thebn prevent deafness.

Toes pains[8]:

Eclipta alba juice applied on toes pain then it relieve or eliminate the pain.

Head ache[9]:

Eclipta alba juice, cow ghee, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Embelia ribes all are taken equal quantity taken in dish and boiled only when oil portion will come up to that boiled it. Then filter it every day two tomes inhaled in side. Then relive the all types of head diseases.

Jaundice[10]:

Eclipta alba, pepper, cow curd mixed and prepare the paste. Finally produce the mixture and daily two times up to five days consumed means immediately vanished the jaundice

CONCLUSION:

Traditionally when a ever Indian peoples are during disease time allopathic drugs will taken but such drugs not given permanent curative effect. Herbal medicine play crucial role in chronic diseases. World is endowed with a rich wealth of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants also play an important role in the lives of rural people, particularly in remote parts of developing countries with few health facilities. The present review reveals that eclipta alba. The plant has been studied for their various pharmacological activities like black hair, deaf, skin diseases, diarrhea, body pains, ring worm infections, toes pains along with at also acts as a fertilizing agent.

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Received on 04.05.2014 Accepted on 15.07.2014

Asian J. Pharm. Tech. 2014; Vol. 4: Issue 3, Pg 163-164