Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC: A review on ethnobotany, phytochemistry, ancient medicinal and pharmacological Uses

Dwaipayan Sinha; Swastika  Banerjee; Aqsa  Majgaonkar; Pomila; Soumi Datta; Soma Chanda; Moumita Chatterjee; Ratul Bhattacharya; Arun Kumar Maurya

doi:10.14719/pst.2903

Authors

Dwaipayan Sinha Department of Botany, Government General Degree College, Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 721 436, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-8998
Swastika Banerjee Department of Botany, Sanjivani Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 423 603, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-8393
Aqsa Majgaonkar Department of Botany, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6335-3992
Pomila Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2550-1553
Soumi Datta Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110 062, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0360-4910
Soma Chanda Department of Botany, South Calcutta Girl’s College, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 025, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9100-8770
Moumita Chatterjee Department of Botany, V. Sivaram Research Foundation, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 040, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9100-8770
Ratul Bhattacharya Department of Botany, Raja Rammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya, Khanakul, Hooghly, West Bengal 712 406, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-6364
Arun Kumar Maurya Department of Botany, Multanimal Modi College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 204, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-5576

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2903

Keywords:

Blumea lacera, folk medicine, pharmacology, ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, Ayurvedic

Abstract

Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC., a member of the Asteraceae family, is an annual herbaceous plant with a rich array of phytochemicals that hold immense therapeutic promise. Commonly known as Karanda jangli muli (in Hindi) and kukkuradru (in Sanskrit), this herb is cultivated for its applications in food, essential oil extraction and various ethnomedical purposes. It thrives in diverse regions, including the Indian plains, the northwest Himalayas, China, Tropical Africa, the Malay Islands, Australia, Ceylon and Malaya. B. lacera boasts a multitude of valuable phytochemical components, including alpha-amyrin, ß-sitosterol, acetates, hentriacontane, stigmasterol, lupeol and lupeol acetate. These phytochemicals exhibit a wide range of pharmacological properties such as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, diuretic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, astringent, hepatoprotective, sedative, anxiolytic, anti-viral, analgesic, hypothermic, anti-bacterial, anti-atherothrombotic, anti-leukemic and tranquilizing effects. Additionally, the phytochemicals derived from B. lacera align with various Ayurvedic attributes, encompassing dravya (substance), rasa (taste), guna (qualities), veerya (potency), vipaka (post-digestion outcome), karma (pharmacological actions) and prabha (therapeutics). Despite the plant's extensive bioactive chemical profile and therapeutic significance, scientific studies on B. lacera remain surprisingly scarce. In light of its numerous applications, this review aims to elucidate the diversity of phytochemicals, ethnomedicinal uses and therapeutic potentials of B. lacera.

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