CORONOPUS DIDYMUS LINN.: AN INSIGHT INTO CURRENT RESEARCH ON TRADITIONAL USES, PHYTOCHEMISTRY, AND PHARMACOLOGY

Coronopus didymus was investigated for its activity against cancer, diabetes, infectious bacteria, and oxidative stress.  Medicinal plants are commonly used to treat a wide range of infectious human diseases. To test the anticancer, antibacterial, and diabetic activity of the Coronopus didymus extract, four different concentrations of each extract were prepared in acetone, ethanol, and methanol. The greatest antiproliferative  and alpha glucosidase inhabitation actions were observed in the ethanol-based extracts, whereas the best antioxidant activities were found in the methanol-based extract Stem extracts in N-hexane, ethanol, and water were found to contain flavonoids, polysaccharides, anthra-glycosides, and saponins, Anthra-glycosides, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids, and saponins were all found in the N-hexane ,ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the roots. Thus, it was determined that since Coronopus didymus is rich in secondary metabolites, it could be used in medicine.

Keywords- Coronopus didymus, Pharmacological activity, chemical constituent, taxonomy, Plant profile