Abstract

In traditional medicine most of the diseases have been treated by administration of plant or plant product. Echinops echinatus Roxb is the useful traditional medicinal plant in India. Each part has some medicinal property. During the last five decades, apart from the chemistry of the Echinops echinatus Roxb compounds, considerable progress has been achieved regarding the biological activity and medicinal applications of Echinops echinatus Roxb. It is now considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products. This review gives a bird’s eye view mainly on the biological activities of the Echinops echinatus Roxb and some of their compounds isolated, pharmacological actions of the Echinops echinatus Roxb extracts, clinical studies and plausible medicinal applications ofEchinops echinatus Roxb along with their safety evaluation.