2021, Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part B

author(s)
Jayanti Kumari and CTN Singh

abstract
Elephantopus scaber L., is natural remedy for poisonous bites herbs. Plants look like stamp foot of an Elephants locally called Ban Tamaku, it growing all over India including Argada in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. The whole plant is an established source of drugs such contain Germacranolide - Sesquiterpene lactones containing two lactone rings and Epoxide functional groups; (Antitumor activity of Elephantopus scaber. Linn against Dalton; sascitis Lymphoma); A/C to Indian Journal of pharmacutical sciences 2002 Jan - Feb; 64 (1) 71-3) such as 17; 19-; (Ahmad et al. - 2009), iso 17, 19-dihydro-dihydrodeoxyelephantopindeoxyphantopin and 8-hydroxyl noringenin are the most important bioactive compounds responsible.