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• TITLE: Conservation Status and Therapeutic Potential of Saussurea lappa: An Overview

  AUTHORS: Umme Amara, Zia ur Rehman Mashwani, Ahmad Khan, Sadaf Laraib, Rahmat Wali, Uzma Sarwar, Qura Tul Ain, Sana Shakeel,   Rahimullah,   Sohail

  KEYWORDS: Saussurea lappa, Biological Active Compounds, Medicinal Uses, Potential Drug Discovery

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.8 No.3, February 28, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Plants from the start are being used for the welfare of human and animals. About 25,000 biological active compounds are reported by different scientists. Plants itself are a complete treatment bioagent. People are still using plants and their decoction for different diseases. Saussurea lappa Clarke is the member of family Compositae. This plant is famous due to its high medical importance. The plant is commonly named as Kuth root or costus and has wide use for anticancer, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, anti-viral, anticonvulsant, antiarthritic, activities. Biologically active substance of in this plant is lactone cynaropicrin, dehydrocostus, germacrene,lappadilactone. This plant can be used to extract such bioactive compounds which can help the scientist to discover new and potential drugs. Due to such chemical composition and medicinal importance this review has been prepared for the awareness of the people to conserve their medicinal plants which can be used for potential drug discovery.