An Update on Medicinal Importance of the Plant: Polygonum plebeium R. Br.

Polygonum plebeium R. Br. (Family: Polygonaceae) is commonly known as “small knotweed”. It is used as a traditional medicine by many cultures across the world. In the rural communities of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, it has long been practised to treat intestinal symptoms and pneumonia orally, while leaf powder combined with mishri is offered to treat menstruation disorders. It is abundantly found in the regions of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It consists of numerous phytochemicals, such as alkaloids, essential oils, flavonoids, phenols, and tannins , and possesses a variety of pharmacological activities, including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antinociceptive, cytoprotective, and neuroprotective effects. P. plebeium extract has a wide range of pharmacological properties and is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, eczema, inflammation, liver illness, and ringworm. In this review, a comprehensive and methodical search was performed in several prominent scientific databases, such as the Google Scholar, PubMed, Research Gate, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science.