Nutritional and Medicinal Importance of Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Plant-A Review

Mammona Zubair; Zareen Gul; Muhammad Awais; Shazia Saeed; Ali Akbar

doi:10.31580/pjmls.v6i3.2104

Authors

Mammona Zubair Department of Microbiology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Zareen Gul Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Muhammad Awais Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Shazia Saeed Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Ali Akbar Department of Microbiology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan; Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Charbagh 19120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31580/pjmls.v6i3.2104

Keywords:

Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant potential, Asteraceae, Pharmacological, Photochemical, Traditional medicine

Abstract

Medicinal plants have long been used in both raw and refined form, to cure various pathological infections associated with human health. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill belongs to the Asteraceae family, which contains "1600 to 1700" genera. This herb is most abundant in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). The plant is medicinally used as it contains important chemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and glycosides which have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The plant contains various minerals including calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Several nutritious compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C are also identified. The plant is used to treat a variety of human diseases mainly liver, kidney, bronchitis, asthma, cough, burns, wounds, heart dysfunction, diabetes, inflammation, gastrointestinal infection, cancer, and jaundice.

Author Biographies

Mammona Zubair, Department of Microbiology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Medicinal plants have long been used in both raw and refined form, to cure various pathological infections associated with human health. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill belongs to the Asteraceae family, which contains "1600 to 1700" genera. This herb is most abundant in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). The plant is medicinally used as it contains important chemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and glycosides which have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The plant contains various minerals including calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Several nutritious compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C are also identified. The plant is used to treat a variety of human diseases mainly liver, kidney, bronchitis, asthma, cough, burns, wounds, heart dysfunction, diabetes, inflammation, gastrointestinal infection, cancer, and jaundice.
Zareen Gul, Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Medicinal plants have long been used in both raw and refined form, to cure various pathological infections associated with human health. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill belongs to the Asteraceae family, which contains "1600 to 1700" genera. This herb is most abundant in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). The plant is medicinally used as it contains important chemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and glycosides which have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The plant contains various minerals including calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Several nutritious compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C are also identified. The plant is used to treat a variety of human diseases mainly liver, kidney, bronchitis, asthma, cough, burns, wounds, heart dysfunction, diabetes, inflammation, gastrointestinal infection, cancer, and jaundice.
Muhammad Awais, Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Medicinal plants have long been used in both raw and refined form, to cure various pathological infections associated with human health. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill belongs to the Asteraceae family, which contains "1600 to 1700" genera. This herb is most abundant in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). The plant is medicinally used as it contains important chemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and glycosides which have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The plant contains various minerals including calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Several nutritious compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C are also identified. The plant is used to treat a variety of human diseases mainly liver, kidney, bronchitis, asthma, cough, burns, wounds, heart dysfunction, diabetes, inflammation, gastrointestinal infection, cancer, and jaundice.
Shazia Saeed, Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Medicinal plants have long been used in both raw and refined form, to cure various pathological infections associated with human health. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill belongs to the Asteraceae family, which contains "1600 to 1700" genera. This herb is most abundant in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). The plant is medicinally used as it contains important chemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and glycosides which have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The plant contains various minerals including calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Several nutritious compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C are also identified. The plant is used to treat a variety of human diseases mainly liver, kidney, bronchitis, asthma, cough, burns, wounds, heart dysfunction, diabetes, inflammation, gastrointestinal infection, cancer, and jaundice.

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