Author(s):
Wagh Pranita Bhausaheb, Shingade Sachin Rajendra, Zaware Trupti Mangesh, Rathod Arjun Shivaji, Jadhav Kanchan Balkrushna
Email(s):
pranitawagh835@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0975-4385.2026.00023 
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Wagh Pranita Bhausaheb*, Shingade Sachin Rajendra, Zaware Trupti Mangesh, Rathod Arjun Shivaji, Jadhav Kanchan Balkrushna
Department of Bachelor of Pharmacy, Shantiniketan College of Pharmacy, Dhotre (Bk), Parner 414302, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 18,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Among the huge flowery diversity numerous shops are considered wild or weed with no provident value, hence, kindly neglected. Argemone mexicana L, is one similar hectically growing weed in nearly all the regions of Rajasthan. This condiment can thrive well without any special attention because of its combatant genomic capability to produce protective phytochemicals under stress conditions. These phytochemicals also have ample medicinal significance and other uses. In this review several noteworthy medicinal applications and some dangerous goods of this factory have been stressed. A. maxicana linn belongs to family (Papaveraceae). A. Maxicana have multiple uses like antimalarial, antiplasmodial, antibacterial, cytotoxic, anti-HIV, etc.
Cite this article:
Wagh Pranita Bhausaheb, Shingade Sachin Rajendra, Zaware Trupti Mangesh, Rathod Arjun Shivaji, Jadhav Kanchan Balkrushna. A Review on Therapeutic, Traditional and Industrial Applications of Argemone mexicana. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2026; 18(2):163-8. doi: 10.52711/0975-4385.2026.00023
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Wagh Pranita Bhausaheb, Shingade Sachin Rajendra, Zaware Trupti Mangesh, Rathod Arjun Shivaji, Jadhav Kanchan Balkrushna. A Review on Therapeutic, Traditional and Industrial Applications of Argemone mexicana. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2026; 18(2):163-8. doi: 10.52711/0975-4385.2026.00023 Available on: https://rjpponline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-18-2-8
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