Phytochemical composition and their Pharmaceutical potential of Typha angustifolia: A review Scaria Shilpa Susan, Rex M. Camil, Ravi Lokesh* Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru-560027, India *Corresponding author e-mail: lokesh.ravi@sjc.ac.in
Online Published on 14 April, 2022. Abstract Typha angustifolia is a monocot plant with a great source of allelochemicals. It is extensively grown in the temperate and tropical zones of the world primarily in wetlands, marshes, and aquatic regions of different depths. All parts of the plants are bioactive including its pollen which are employed to treat various disorders such as abscesses, dysentery, kidney stone, diarrhea, unusual uterine bleeding. T. angustifolia is highly active against various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. This review discusses the traditional importance, medicinal value, bio-remediating properties, and other important biological activities of this plant. Top Keywords Cattail, Bioactivities, Phytochemical constitutent, Mineral Composition. Top |