A REVIEW ON: PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS

Neha Kale*, Amruta Patil, Priti Tambe, Sakshi Bhondave, Aaisha Siklekar and Prof. Shyam S. Awate

Parthenium hysterophorus, also known as congress weed, gajar ghans, white top, feverfew, or ragweed parthenium, is a plant found in Central America, the West Indies, Africa, Asia, and Oceanic regions. It is recognized as the 7th most dangerous plant due to its secondary metabolites, which have biological effects and are used in traditional medicine. The plant has both positive and negative impacts on humans, with 40-50% of crop production declining worldwide. It also plays a role in spreading diseases such as asthma, cancer, allergies, and stomach diseases. The plant's growth is accelerated during rainy seasons and can spread seeds easily. It is often used as an anti-oxidant, anti-dibieties, anti-cancer, and anti-tumor agent, and as a green manure due to its high concentrations of essential minerals. Some of the most significant chemical compounds in Parthenium plants exhibit allelopathic activity, which describes the beneficial or harmful effects of one plant on another. Allelopathic plants emit chemical compounds into the soil, which can be inhibited or destroyed by nearby plant.