Stellaria media Linn.: A comprehensive review highlights the nutritional, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities

Stellaria media Linn., a member of the family Caryophyllaceae, is generally known by the name of Chickweed. This plant is extensively cultivated globally and is inherent to Africa, Asia, China, Europe, and North America. It is a well-known medicinal plant with immense therapeutic uses. Nutritional s...

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Published inJournal of herbmed pharmacology Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 330 - 338
Main Authors Singh, Ridhima, Chaudhary, Mansi, Chauhan, Ekta Singh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences 01.07.2022
Subjects
amino acids
anti-obesity
caryophyllaceae
phytochemicals
stellaria media linn
toxicity
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Summary:Stellaria media Linn., a member of the family Caryophyllaceae, is generally known by the name of Chickweed. This plant is extensively cultivated globally and is inherent to Africa, Asia, China, Europe, and North America. It is a well-known medicinal plant with immense therapeutic uses. Nutritional studies have revealed the presence of protein, especially 16 amino acids, vitamins, and minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc. Phytochemicals, mainly flavonoids, isoflavonoids, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, phenolic acids, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds, and anthraquinone are present in chickweed. It has multiple therapeutic potentials like anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-leishmanial, anti-anxiety, and toxicity profiles. The crude extracts and their metabolites did not show any toxicity in the experimental animal. This review summarizes the nutritional, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicity studies on this plant concerning its future use in pharmacological drugs.
ISSN:2345-5004
2345-5004
DOI:10.34172/jhp.2022.38