Eupatorium triplinerve (Vahl): An Ethnobotanical Review

Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl is a perinial shrub native to Amazon rainforest of South America. Eupatorium triplinerve vahl belongs to the Asteraceae family, which is popularly known as ayapana. The leaves and the whole plant were used as traditional medicine in India and several parts of the world. This plant is propagated by seeds and harvested in summer. It is commonly used in Brazilian folk medicine as sedative, febrifuge, stimulant, anti-inflammatory and tonic. This species is found to be rich in secondary metabolites and are widespread in indigenous flora can provide cheap alternatives resources. This article summarizes the list of activities carried out or studied on the plant.