Mystic weed, Parthenium hysterophorus: threats, potentials, and management

• Main Authors: Khairul Bashar, H. M., Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Ahmad Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful, Uddin, Md Kamal, Asib, Norhayu, Anwar, Md. Parvez, Rahaman, Ferdoushi
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94314/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1514

Parthenium hysterophorus is an invasive weed species that competes aggressively with other plants and is also allelopathic. It poses a significant risk to human health, livestock, the environment, soil, and agriculture. However, given some clinical studies, its potential for antidiabetic, antioxidan...