Phytochemical composition and therapeutic effects of amaranthus viridis linn:  a review

Bharathi D R; Sahana K G; Mahesh  C; Anjali  Babu; Karthik  S; Rupesh Kumar M; Ramesh  B

doi:10.46956/ijihd.v7i6.370

Bharathi DR Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
Sahana KG Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
Mahesh C Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
Anjali Babu Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
Karthik S Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
M Rupesh Kumar Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka
Ramesh B Department of pharmacology, Sri Adichunchanagiri college of pharmacy, Adichunchanagiri University, B. G. Nagar, Mandya, Karnataka

DOI https://doi.org/10.46956/ijihd.v7i6.370

Abstract

The plant Amaranths viridis Linn, an annual herb from the Amaranthaceae family, is used in traditional medicine to cure a range of ailments and to determine the various criteria for pharmacognostical standards. A. vilidis L. leaf extract contains a number of biologically active substances, including saponins, tannins and phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, steroids, and triterpenoids. The amino acids lysine, arginine, histidine, cysteine, phenylalanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, methionine, and tyrosine are among the substances found in A. viridis. A. vilidis L contains a chemical compound with potent anti-inflammatory, antihepatotoxic, antiulcer, antiallergic, and antiviral effects. They also exhibit antimicrobial, antipyretic, antihyperlipidemic,antidiabetic, and anti-HMG-CoA reductase activities.

Keywords: Amaranths viridis Linn, triterpenoids, antihyperlipidemic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic

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