a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya , Koni, Bilaspur 495009 , Chhattisgarh , India.
Nat Prod Res. 2014;28(11):819-30. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2014.883394. Epub 2014 Feb 5.
Elephantopus scaber Linn., family Asteraceae, is a small herb found in the Neotropics, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The parts of this plant have been used traditionally for the treatment of number of diseases in many countries. The plant has been extensively screened for anticancer activity. Sesquiterpene lactones such as deoxyelephantopin, isodeoxyelephantopin, scabertopin and isoscabertopin. have been found to be prominent anticancer constituents. Many other biological activities such as antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiasthamatic, antiplatelet and wound healing ability have been reported in various research articles. This review has been envisaged with an intention to provide the scientific information about the pharmacological and toxicological profile of E. scaber.
龙牙草（Elephantopus scaber Linn.），菊科，是一种小型草本植物，分布于新热带地区、欧洲、亚洲、非洲和澳大利亚。该植物的各个部位在许多国家都被传统地用于治疗多种疾病。该植物已被广泛筛选用于抗癌活性。倍半萜内酯如脱氧龙牙草素、异脱氧龙牙草素、龙牙草素和异龙牙草素已被发现是突出的抗癌成分。在各种研究文章中还报道了许多其他生物学活性，如抗菌、保肝、抗氧化、抗糖尿病、抗炎、镇痛、抗哮喘、抗血小板和伤口愈合能力。本综述旨在提供关于龙牙草的药理学和毒理学特征的科学信息。
