Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Cynodon dactylon- A Review

During the last few decades there has been an increasing interest in the study of medicinal plants and their traditional use in different parts of the world There are hundreds of significant drugs and biologically active compounds developed from the traditional medicinal plants. Plant showed wide range of pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, hypolipidemic, cardiovascular, central nervous, respiratory, immunological, anti-inflammatory, analgesic antipyretic and many other pharmacological effects . The phytochemical analysis showed that Cynodon dactylon contained flavanoids, alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoides, triterpenoids steroids, saponins, tannins, resins, phytosterols, reducing sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, volatile oils and fixed oils. Previous studies showed that Cynodon dactylon possessed central nervous, cardiovascular,