Friday, March 22, 2013

Acalypha wilkesiana copper_leaf Josephs_coat, fire-dragon crista-de-peru Beef_steak_plant fire_dragon


Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms: Ricinocarpus wilkesianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze , Acalypha wilkesiana f. triumphans (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm. , Acalypha wilkesiana f. monstrosa J.J.Sm. , Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginata E.Morren , Acalypha wilkesiana f. macrophylla J.J.Sm. , Acalypha wilkesiana f. illustris J.J.Sm. , Acalypha wilkesiana f. circinata Müll.Arg. , Acalypha wilkesiana f. appendiculata J.W.Moore , Acalypha triumphans L.Linden & Rodigas , Acalypha tricolor Seem. , Acalypha torta Pax & K.Hoffm. [Invalid] , Acalypha musaica auct. , Acalypha marginata (Mill.) J.J.Sm. [Illegitimate] , Acalypha macrophylla Veitch [Illegitimate] , Acalypha macafeeana Veitch , Acalypha illustris Pax & K.Hoffm. [Invalid] , Acalypha hamiltoniana Briant , Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla L.H.Bailey , Acalypha godseffiana Mast. , Acalypha compacta Guilf. ex C.T.White , Acalypha circinata A.Gray ex Seem. [Invalid] , Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg , Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
  • Common Names: Copper leaf, Joseph's coat, fire-dragon, match-me-if-you-can, crista-de-peru, Beef steak plant,  fire dragon
  • German: Buntlaubiges Kupferblatt, Stecklinge Kupfer- blatt
  • French: acalyphe, foulard, dragon de feu, feuillage rouge
  • Spanish: acalifa
  • Portuguese: crista-de-Peru, acalifa, rabo-de-macaco, acalifa-vermelha 

Uses: In Malaysia, a beverage consisting of about 60 g of the leaves boiled in goat’s milk is drunk to lower blood pressure, treat fever, relieve cough and heal pimples. It is said that about 10 g of the leaves boiled with sugar is used to treat trombocytopenic purpurea and allergic purpurea.  Antibacterial,
Chemistry: Geraniin, gallic acid, and corilagin are the antimicrobial constituents of Acalypha wilkesiana [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs for The Future]

In Nigerian local medicine the plant is administered in the form of a tincture, a decoction or an infusion. The leaf juice, obtained by rubbing the leaves between the palms of the hands, is smeared on parts affected by Pityriasis versicolor or similar types of fungal skin infections. Alternatively, the decoction of the leaves may also be drunk by itself or in combination with other remedies. [Medicinal plants in tropical West Africa]

In Jamaica and in other West Indian islands the leaf of this ornamental is used as a headache poultice. Sometimes the leaves are moistened with bay rum but they may be used alone. Tea made with the leaves is sometimes used in the Grenadines as an internal treatment. A. indica L. is said to contain an alkaloid "acalyphin". [Medlcinal Plants of Jamaica]

22 Published articles of Acalypha wilkesiana

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Osteospermum ecklonis Dimorphoteca ecklonis




Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norl.
Family: Asteraceae
Synonym: Dimorphoteca ecklonis
Above photo is taken at Yercaud Botanical Garden, Tamil Nadu, India.
It is an ornamental plant. There are no pharmacology related articles found for this plant.  May be suitable for preclinical studies.

13 Published articles of Osteospermum ecklonis

Toona ciliata Cedrela toona Raudonasis indenis Nandi vruksham Gandha gariga Toon



Toona ciliata M.Roem.
Family: Meliaceae

Synonyms: Cedrela febrifuga Blume , Cedrela kingii var. birmanica C. DC. , Cedrela serrulata Miq. , Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Rottler , Cedrela toona var. gamblei C. DC. , Cedrela toona var. grandiflora C.DC. , Cedrela toona var. multijuga Haines , Cedrela toona var. puberula C. DC. , Cedrela toona var. pubescens Franch. , Cedrela toona var. stracheyi C. DC. , Cedrela toona var. talbotii C. DC. , Surenus australis Kuntze , Surenus microcarpa (C. DC.) Kuntze , Surenus toona (Roxb. ex Rottler) Kuntze , Swietenia toona (Roxb. ex Rottler) Stokes , Toona ciliata var. pubescens (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. , Toona ciliata var. sublaxiflora (C. DC.) C.Y. Wu , Toona ciliata var. vestita (C.T. White) Harms , Toona ciliata var. yunnanensis (C. DC.) Harms , Toona febrifuga var. cochinchinensis Pierre , Toona febrifuga var. griffithiana Pierre , Toona febrifuga var. ternatensis Pierre , Toona kingii (C. DC.) Harms , Toona microcarpa (C. DC.) Harms , Toona mollis (Hand.-Mazz.) A. Chev. , Toona sureni var. cochinchinensis (Pierre) Bahadur , Toona sureni var. pubescens (Franch.) Chun ex F.C. How & T.C. Chen
Arabic: سيدريلا تونا
Bengali: তুন
French: Cèdre rouge d'Australie
Kannada: ಗಂಧಗರಿಗೆ
Lithuanian: Raudonasis indenis
Malayalam: ചന്ദനവേമ്പ്
Nepali: टुनी
Oriya: ଗୟା ଅଶ୍ଵତ୍ଥ
Telugu: నందివృక్షము
Chinese: 红椿
Sanskrit: Tuunikaa, Nandi Vrksha
Siddha/Tamil : Tunumaram, Santhana Vembu.
Red Cedar, Toon, Indian Mahogany tree.
Stem bark – anticancerous [Handbook of herbs and spices Volume 3]
Bark—astringent, antidysenteric, antiperiodic. Flowers— emmenagogue. Leaf— spasmolytic, hypoglycaemic, antiprotozoal.
Chemistry: Bark and heartwood yielded tetranortriterpenoids, including toonacilin. Heartwood also gave a coumarin, geranylgernalol and its fatty esters. Toonacilin and its 6-hydroxy derivatives are antifeedant [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Published articles of Toona ciliata

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Free access from Wiley - Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
March 2013 Volume 18 Issue 1 is free as on date

Contents:
Commentary: the law, unproven CAM and the referral challenge
A systematic review of reviews of systematic reviews of acupuncture
Prevalence of herbal medicine use by UK patients/consumers: a systematic review of surveys
The safety of massage therapy: an update of a systematic review
Why is CAM popular?
Individualised Chinese herbal treatment for hip and knee osteoarthrosis
Justification for chiropractic care to prevent recurrence of neck pain remains elusive
Tai chi chih improves inflammatory markers, cognition and quality of life scores in elderly depressed patients
Modest effectiveness of chondroitin sulphate in severe hand osteoarthritis (pages 41–42)
Folic acid and vitamin B12 for the prevention of cognitive decline
Issues regarding a FACT review paper on the efficacy of herbal supplements containing Citrus aurantium and synephrine alkaloids for the management of overweight and obesity
Authors' reply to: Issues regarding a FACT review paper on the efficacy of herbal supplements containing Citrus aurantium and synephrine alkaloids for the management of overweight and obesity
Bogus electrodermal testing devices: where are the regulators?
Glossary
Recent Literature
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Thespesia populnea Poovarasu Gangaraavi Paaraspipal Indian-Tulip

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex CorrLa
Fmily: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Abelmoschus acuminatus (Alef.) Mull.Berol, Azanza acuminata Alef., Bupariti populnea (L.) Rothm., Hibiscus bacciferus Blume, Hibiscus blumei Kuntze, Hibiscus litoreus J.PresI, Hibiscus populifolius Salisb. , Hibiscus populneoides Roxb., Hibiscus populneus L., Malvaviscus populneus (L.) Gaertn., Parita populnea (L.) Scop., Thespesia howii S.Y. Hu, Thespesia macrophylla Blume
Common names: Indian Tulip Tree, Pacific Rosewood, Seaside Mahoe, Surina,
  • Malay: Bebaru or Baru baru 
  • Polynesian languages: Milo or Miro
  • Rapanui: Makoʻi 
  • Sinhala: Suriya
  • Telugu: Gangaraavi 
  • Tamil: Poovarasu பூவரசு 
  • Malayalam: Poovarasu പൂവരശ് 
  • Marathi: Parasa pimpaala
  • Bengali: PakuR, Gajashundi, Paraasapipula
  • Sanskrit: Plaksa, Parisa, Kandarala, Phalisah, Gardabhanda
  • Gujarati: Paaraspipalo
  • Hindi: Paaraspipal
  • Kannada: Huvarasi
Other vernacular names: Adengkra, Adormba, Álamo, Álamo Blanco, Algodón de Monte, Arasi, Arbol Paraguas, Ayedru, Baboigubat;, Baru, Baru-Baru, Baru Laut, Beach Maho, Benddy, Bendi, Bendy Tree, Bhendi, B k, Bois de Rose, Borborsenyu, Bosch Katoen, Buah K ras Laut, BuLacan, Catalpa, Chandabaram, Cheelanthi, Chrey Sramol, Clamor, Clavel de Mar, Clemón, Cork Tree, Cremón, Duartiana, Dumbla, Eijan, Emahagüillo, False Rosewood, Feuilles d’Haiti, Fèy D’atiti, Frescura, Gajadanda, Gajashundi, Gangaraavi, Gangaravi, Gangareenu, Gangareni, Gangarevi, Ganguranichettu, Gansurigaja, Gardabanda, Grand Mahout, Grós Mahaut, Gunjausto, Gwo Maro, Haiti Haiti, Heartwood, Higuillo, Hojo di Cruz, Hoovarase, Indian Tulip Tree, Jaqueca, Jogi, John Bull Tree, Kallal, Kandarolamaro, Karavachu, Katoen, Macoi, Mahagua de Florida, Mahagüillo, Mahaut de Londres, Maho, Mahoe, Mahor Borde de Mer, Majagua, Majagua de Florida, Majaguilla, Milo, Mortel Debout, Otaheita, Otaheite, Otoijfi, Paarsapeepala, Pacific Rosewood, Paharipipal, Palo de Jaqueca, Palu Santu, Pararspipal, Paraspiplo, Paraspippal, Parisa, Parsachha-Jhada, Parsipu, Parusa Pipalo, Parushamaran, Pau Rosa, Poovarasam Kallal, , Porcher, Porish, Porosopippoli, Portia Tree, Porush, P Tal, Puntada de Cabeza, Puvarasu, Puvvarashah, Ranbhendi, Santa Maria, Seaside Mahoe, Spanish Cork, Tamsi, Tebokala, Tespésia, Tornasol, Tulip Tree, Umbrella Tree, Valo, Valomena, Waru, Waru Laut.

Ayurvedic uses: Sotha, Daha, Dadru, Kandu, Prameha, Raktapitta, Raktavikara, Trishna, Vrana, Yoniroga, Medoroga, Tvakroga, Balavisarpa, Pama [API - Part-I, Vol-V]

Specific for skin diseases. Root, fruit and leaf—used in psoriasis, scabies and other cutaneous diseases. Lupenone, lupeol and alkanes show activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Bark— used for the treatment of haemorrhoids and chronic dysentery. Leaf— antiinflammatory. 

Chemistry: The flowers gave populnetin, herbacetin, populneol, quercetin and its glycosides, kaempferol and its glycosides, rutin, gossypol, beta-sitosterol and its glycosides, nonacosane, lupenone, myricyl alcohol, lupeol and gossypetin. Presence of thespesin  and herbacetin has been reported from fruits. Thespesin has been proved to be optically active gossypol. Gossypol occurring in cotton plant is optically inactive, whereas the gossypol from T. populnea has a high dextro-rotation.  [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Astringent, antibilious, antiviral [Medicinal Plants by P. P. Joy, J. Thomas, Samuel Mathew, Baby P. Skaria]

Uses: Fruit juice is used on rheumatism sprains, eczema, scabies, swellings insect bites and warts. Pulp of fresh fruits is applied for relief of migration. Unripe fruit juice is used to cure piles. Decoction of bark is given in diarrhoea and arthritis. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]

123 Published articles of Thespesia populnea

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit tree panasa pazha pala

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Family: Moraceae

Synonyms: Artocarpus integrifolia var. heterophylla (Lam.), Pers., Artocarpus brasiliensis Gomez,, Artocarpus heterophylla Lam., Artocarpus integrifolia, auct., Artocarpus integrifolia sensu, Trimen non. L. f., Artocarpus integrifolia var., glabra Stokes, Artocarpus jaca Lam., Artocarpus, maxima Blanco, Artocarpus philippinensis, Lam., Polyphema jaca Lour., Saccus arboreus, major Rumph., Sitodium caulifl orum Gaertn., Tsjaka-maram Rheede.

Common name: Jackfruit, Jackfruit tree
  • Assamese :  কণ্ঠাল Konthal,  কণ্টফল Konto phol,  কণ্টকফল  Kontok phol, কণ্টকি  Kontoki , কণ্টকীফল  Kontoki Phol, কঁঠাল  Kothal, ফলকন্টক  Pholkontok.
  • Bengali :  কাঁঠাল    Kathal.
  • Chinese : Bo luo mi, Bo luo mi (Hong Kong), Bo luo mi, Mu bo luo, Shu bo luo.
  • Danish : Jackfrugttrae.
  • Dutch : Nangka.
  • English : Jackfruit, Jackfruit tree.
  • French : Jacquier.
  • German : Indischer Brotfruchtbaum, Jackfrucht, Jackfruchtbaum.
  • Gujarati :  Phannasa.
  • Hindi :  Cakki, Katahal, कटहल  Kathal, Kanthal.
  • Italian : Falso albero del pane.
  • Japanese :    ナガミパンノキ  Nagami pannoki,  Paramitsu.
  • Kannada :  Halasina hannu, Halasu, Panasero.
  • Khmer : Khnor.
  • Korean :  바라밀 Baramil.
  • Kuki: Lamphong
  • Laotian : Mai mi, Mak mi, Mi (mii, mee).
  • Malagasy :  Finésy.
  • Malay : Nangka (Indonesia, Bali), Nangka bubor, Keledang (Timor).
  • Malayalam :  ചക്ക  Chakka.
  • Manipuri: থৈবোং Theibong
  • Marathi: फणस Phanas
  • Nepalese :  Rukh kutaherr.
  • Oriya: ପନସ Panas
  • Persian :  Derakhte nan.
  • Portuguese : Jaca.
  • Sanskrit :  पनस  Panasah, पनसम् Panasam.
  • Sinhalese : Jak, Kos.
  • Spanish : Arbol del pan, Fruta del pobre, Jaca, Jaka, Jaqueiro.
  • Swahili :  Fenesi.
  • Swedish : Jackträd.
  • Tagalog : Langka.
  • Tamil: பலா Palaa
  • Telugu: పనస Panasa
  • Thai :   ขนุน  Khanun, Makmee (Maak mee), Maak laang.
  • Vietnamese :  Mít
Some other vernacular names: Banaban : Te Mai N-Inria; Borneo : Bedug, Nangka, Nangka Batu; Brazil : Jaqueira ( Portuguese ); Burmese : Peignai; Chinese : Bo Luo Mi, Mu Bo Luo, Shu Bo Luo; Danish : Jackfrugttrae, Jackfrugt , Jacktræ; Dutch : Siri Broodboom; Dominican Republic : Guenpan, Guenpan De Masa (Fleshy), Guenpan De Semilla (Seeded); Eastonian : Erilehine Leivapuu, Vili: Jaka; Fijian : Uto Ni Idia; French : Jacquier, Arbre À Pain, Arbre À Pain À Graines; German : Indischer Brotfruchtbaum, Jackfrucht, Jackfrutchbaum; Hungarian : Jákafa, Kenyérfa; Icelandic : Saðningaraldin; Indonesia : Nangke ( Alas, Sumatra ), Anaane ( Ambon, Maluku ), Angga, Mangka, Nangga, Nangka ( N. Sulawesi ), Pana, Panah, Panaih, Panas ( Acheh, Sumatra ), Nangka ( Bali ), Nnka ( Bare, Kalimantan ), Naka, Nangka, Pinasa, Sibodak ( Batak), Nanga, Nangga ( Bima, West Nusa Tenggara) , Panasa ( Boeginisch, Sulawesi ), Nango ( Boeol, Gorontalo, Sulawesi ), Naang, Nakan, Nakane, Nakang ( Boeroe, Maluku ), Tehele Kaloeen ( East Ceram, Maluku ), Anaa Ane, Ain Nad Wakane, Inaale, Naka Kota, Nongga, Tafela ( West Ceram, Maluku ), Amnaalo, Anaato, Tajena ( South Ceram, Maluku ), Batuk, Baduk, Enaduk, Maauk, Naka, Nangka ( Dyak, Kalimantan), Nangka ( Flores ), Langge ( Gorontalo, Sulawesi ), Naka ( Halmahera, Maluku ), Nangka, Nongka ( Javanese ), Ua Malai ( Kisar, Maluku ), Belaso, Benaso, Lamasa, Malasa, Menaso ( Lampong, Sumatra ), Uruwane ( Leti, Maluku ), Nangka ( Madurese ), Cidu ( Makassar, Sulawesi ), Nakale ( Makian, North Sulawesi ), Nangka ( Malay ), Nanakang, Nangka ( Mandar, Sulawesi ), Nangka ( Mori, Sulawesi ), Nad ( Nias, Sumatra ), Anad, Anad Wakan, Annal, Anaalo, Nangka ( Oelias, Maluku ), Nangka ( Salajar, Sulawesi ), Nangka ( Sangir, Sulawesi ), Nangke ( Sasak, Lombok ), Nangga ( Saoesoe, Sulawesi Tengah ), Hoka, Naga (Sawoe or Sawu, Nusa Tenggara Timor ), Anaha, Anasah ( Simaloer, North West Sumatra ), Naka, Naki, Nangga, Ndeile ( Soela, Maluku ), Nanga, Nangga Sumba, Nangka ( Sumba ), Naka, Nakak, Nakat ( Solor, Nusa Tenggara Barat ), Naka ( Ternate, Maluku ) Naka ( Tidore, Maluku ), Kuloh, Naka, Taijonis, Sosak, Nangka Bubor, Keledang ( Timor) , Kroor, Naka, Naknak ( North Papua Barat), Lamasa, Malasa, Menaso, Benaso ( Sumatra ), Nangka ( Sundanese ); Italian : Falso Albero Del Pane; Japanese : Paramitsu; Khmer : Khnor, Knol; Korean : Baramil; Laotian : Miiz, Miiz Hnang, Mai Mi, Mak Mi, Mi; Madagascar : Ampalibe ( Malagasy); Malaysia : Nangka; Maldivian : Sakkeyo; Mexico : Yaka; Nepali : Rukh Kutaherr; Papua New Guinea : Kapiak; Persian : Derakhte Nan; Philippines : Langka, Nanka, Nangka ( Bisaya ), Nangka ( Ibanag ), Nangka ( Iloko) , Yangka (P ampangan), Nanka ( Sulu), Langka, Nangka ( Tagalog); Portuguese : Jaca, Jaqueira; Samoan : Ulu Initia; Sri Lanka : Kos Varaka, Vela ( Sinhalese) ; Spanish : Árbol Del Pan, Fruta Del Pobre, Jaca, Jaka, Jaqueiro Jaca Buen Pan, Pan De Fruta, Rima; Swahili : Fenesi; Swedish : Jackträd, Jackfrukt; Thailand : Banun, Khanun, Makmi, Makmee, Maak Mee, Maak Laang; Uganda : Fene ( Luganda); Vietnamese : Mit; Yapese : Dapanapan. 


Ayurvedic uses: Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, carminative, tonic. leaf extract of Artocarpus heterophyllus was found to cause a hypoglycaemic effect.

Traditional Medicinal Uses Many parts of the plant including the bark, roots, leaves, fruit and latex are endowed with medicinal properties and used in traditional medicine. In the Philippines, the ash of the leaves, after burning with corn and coconut shells, is applied on wounds and ulcers as cicatrizant. In India, the leaves are used in treating skin disease. The root is anti-asthmatic. The decoction of the root is used in diarrhoea and for fever. The root is also useful in skin diseases. The latex of the tree is used to promote healing in glandular swellings and in snake bites. Mixed with vinegar and applied to these swellings and to abscesses, it promotes absorption or suppuration. The ash of jackfruit leaves, burned, is used alone or mixed with coconut oil to heal ulcers. The wood has a sedative property; its pith is said to produce abortion. The unripe fruit is astringent and if eaten in large quantities, it produces diarrhoea. The ripe fruit is demulcent, nutritive, and laxative. The pulp envelopes or arils of the seeds are considered by the Chinese to be cooling, tonic, and nutritious. The starch of the seeds is given in bilious colic. The roasted seeds are believed to have aphrodisiac properties. However, some reproductively active young men in rural areas of Sri Lanka claimed that consumption of these seeds few hours prior to coitus disrupts sexual function. In Sarawak, ash from the leaves mixed in a little coconut oil and prescribed for scabies or kuris by the Iban; the Melanau used the same for applying on cuts and wounds. Hot water extract of mature jak leaves ( Artocarpus heterophyllus ) is recommended by Ayurvedic and traditional medical practitioners as a treatment for diabetes mellitus. [Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants – Vol-3]

Snake bite:  Part used - Pedunele. Fed 1 cup juice thrice daily immediately after bite.  Bark, root juice Fed to the human and cows 1/2 cup juice twice daily till cure [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]

Uses: In Burma and China, the latex is applied to heal ulcers and abscesses. The roots are used to stop diarrhea. In Malaysia, ashes of leaves are used to heal wounds. In the Philippines, the latex is used as it is in Burma, and the leaves as it is in Malaysia. In Vietnam, the wood is used to stop convulsion. A decoction of the leaves is drunk to stimulate the production of milk. The sap is used to treat syphilis and to expel intestinal worms. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]

Tonic to treat discomfort from alcohol influences [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]

Chemistry: Isopentyl isovalerate (28.4%) and butyl isovalerate. The aroma concentrate of “soft jackfruit” was dominated by isopentyl isovalerate, butyl acetate, ethyl isovalerate, butyl isovalerate and 2-methylbutyl acetate. Jackfruit contained 45 volatile components of which 32 have not been reported previously. Esters represented a high proportion of the jackfruit volatiles and are important contributors to the flavour of the fruit.

366 Published articles of  Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Polygonatum verticillatum Medaa Shaqaaqul Whorled Solomon's Seal


Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.
Family: Asparagaceae
Synonyms: Campydorum verticillatum (L.) Salisb. [Invalid], Convallaria leptophylla D.Don, Convallaria stellifolia Peterm., Convallaria verticillata L., Evallaria verticillata (L.) Neck. [Invalid], Polygonatum angustifolium Bubani [Illegitimate], Polygonatum erythrocarpum Hua, Polygonatum jacquemontianum Kunth, Polygonatum kansuense Maxim, ex Batalin, Polygonatum leptophyllum (D.Don) Royle, Polygonatum macrophyllum Sweet, Polygonatum minutiflorum H.Lev., Polygonatum roseum Hook. [Illegitimate], Polygonatum verticillatum var. gracile Baker ex Aitch., Polygonatum verticillatum subsp. stellifolium (Peterm.) K.Richt., Sigillum verticillatum (L.) Montandon, Troxilanthes angustifolia Raf.
  1. Sanskrit: Medaa
  2. Unani: Shaqaaqul
  3. Folk: Mithaa-dudhiaa
  4. Common name: Whorled Solomon's Seal
  5. Nepali: खिंरौला Khinraula
Uses: Polygonatum verticillatum (known as shaqaaqul and Dudhaali]rhizomes are used in Tibetan medicine for emaciation and senility. The rhizomes is valued as salep. The dried rhizomes contain diosgenin. The plant exhibits diuretic properties. It gave a digitalis glucoside and is considered poisonous by the hill people
in the Himalayas.[Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

21 Published articles of Polygonatum verticillatum

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Grewia serrulata bhansuli panisara gurguri kawri



Grewia serrulata DC.
Family: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Grewia barberi J.R.Drumm., Grewia disperma Rottler ex Spreng., Grewia lanceolata Miq.,Grewia osmoxylon Ridl., Grewia sepiaria Roxb. ex G.Don

Bengali: panisara
Hindi: bhansuli, dun, kakki, kathbhewal, phirsan
Kannada: gurguri, javanigalle
Malayalam: narutha
Marathi: कावरी kawri
Tamil: anaikatti, narathai, udapai
Telugu: pegala, potriki, thegalle

Bombax ceiba Silk_cotton Shalmali Unnamurika Mullilavu Ilavu Buruga Randhu alas Randu alas


Bombax ceiba L.
Family: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Bombax aculeatum L., Bombax ceiba Burm.f., Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum Robyns, Bombax heptaphyllum Cav., Bombax malabaricum DC., Bombax thorelii Gagnep., Bombax tussacii Urb., Gossampinus malabarica Merr., Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham., Gossampinus thorelii Bakh., Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco, Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl
  • Common name: Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree Assamese: Dumboil 
  • Bahas: Randu alas
  • Bengali: শিমুল
  • Chinese: 木棉花
  • Dutch: Indische kapokboom
  • Esperanto: Hinda bombako
  • Greek: Βόμβαξ ο μαλαβαρικός    Vomvax malavarikos
  • Hindi: शाल्मली Shalmali, सेमल Semal, शहतूत Shahatoot
  • Japanese: キワタ
  • Javanese: Randhu alas
  • Kannada:  Kempuburunga
  • Malayalam: Unnamurika, ഇലവ് Ilavu
  • Manipuri: Tera
  • Marathi: सांवर
  • Polski: Wełniak azjatycki
  • Portugues: Paineira-vermelha-da-índia
  • Punjabi: Simble
  • Sanskrit: Shalmali, Moca, Picchila, Raktapuhpa
  • Tamil: Sittan, Sanmali, Mullilavu முள்ளிலவு
  • Telugu: Buruga బూరుగ
  • Thai: งิ้ว (พืช)
  • Urdu: سنبل Sembhal
  • Vietnamese: Gạo (cây)

Ayurvedic uses: Raktapitta, Vrana, Daha, Yuvanapidika [The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part- I, Volume – III]
Astringent, demulcent, diuretic,aphrodisiac, emetic [Medicinal Plants,  Kerala Agricultural University, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station]
Acne (yuvana Pidika) - [Classical Ayurvedic Prescriptions for Common Diseases]

To increase the potency of a man - seedling roots of Bombax ceiba L. (salamali) to chew. To treat the nocturnal pollution [The nocturnal pollutions are, in fact, involuntary loss of semen during sleep. Most often, pollutions occur during the so-called “wet dreams” or erotic dreams] consume the flowers of Bombax ceiba L. (salmali). Rural folk of Assam use leaf to treat infertility; Santals find seedling spermatorrhoea.
Garhwalis and tribes of Dahanu forest use root to treat impotency. The roots are used in dysentery. The gum is useful in dysentery, haemoptysis of pulmonary tuberculosis, burning sensation. The bark is used for healing wounds. Leaves are good for skin eruption. Flowers are good for skin troubles. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
Young root tips are dried in shade and cooked as a vegetable for patients suffering from impotency. This vegetable is considered to be as good as the leaves of Adansonia digitata to increase the amount of sperm in semen. A half-cup extract of bark and flowers is taken for 3 d to treat sexual diseases such as hydrocele, leucorrhoea and gonorrhoea and to treat an irregular menstrual cycle. [Herbal Drugs: Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine]

Young roots (Semulmusali)— astringent, (used for dysentery) stimulant, demulcent. Fruits—stimulant, diuretic, expectorant. Used for chronic inflammation of bladder, kidney also for calculus affections. Flowers— astringent and cooling, applied to cutaneous affections. Leaves— anti-inflammatory. Stem bark— demulcent, styptic. Aqueous extract with curd is given for blooddysentery. Bark—paste is applied to skin eruptions, boils, acne, pimples. Seeds used for chickenpox, smallpox, catarrhal affections, chronic cystitis and genitourinary diseases. Gum—astringent, demulcent, styptic. Used for diarrhoea, dysentery, haemoptysis, bleeding piles, menorrhagia, spermatorrhoea. Root and pod—used for the treatment of low vitality and debility.

Chemistry: All parts of the plant gave betasitosterol and its glucosides; seeds, bark and root bark, lupeol; flowers, hentriacontane, hentriacontanol; root bark, in addition, gave -hydroxycadalene. The seed oil yields arachidic, linoleic, myristic, oleic and palmitic acids; seeds contain carotenes, n-hexacosanol, ethylgallate and tocopherols; the gum contains gallic and tannic acids, yields L-arbinose, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid and D-galactopyranose. Younger roots contain more sugars (arabinose and galactose  and peptic substances than the older ones. They contain mucilage, starch, mineralmatter, tannins  and non-tannins, along with other constituents. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Various parts of the plant are used in fever, smallpox, rheumatism and leprosy. Bark is demulcent and tonic and is used in menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, diarrhoea, dysentery, boils, acne, pimples and coughs. Roots have stimulant, tonic and aphrodisiac properties and are given in impotency. Roots and barks are emetics. Young fruits are stimulant, expectorant and diuretic and beneficial in calculous affections, chronic inflammation and ulceration of bladder and kidneys. Seed extract is used as oxytocic and gonorrhea. burned infections, dysentery and urinary problems. [Selected Medicinal Plants Of Chittagong Hill Tracts]

Unani uses: Jaryan, Auram [The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part – I Volume - V]

53 Published articles of Bombax ceiba

Passiflora vitifolia Perfumed Passion Flower Grape Leaved Passion Fruit granadilla del monte passion flower



Passiflora vitifolia Kunth
Family: Passifloraceae
Bulgarian: Пасифлора витифолиа
German: Rebenblättrige Passionsblume,  Weinblättrige Passionsblume
French: Passiflore à feuilles de vigne
Swedish: Kardinalpassionsblomma
Turkish: Karpuz çarkıfeleği
Colombia: Cocorilla pintada, pinta guatinaja, Curuba de monte, Galapo, granadilla de monte,
Nicaragua: Granadilla 
Common names: Perfumed Passion Flower, Grape Leaved Passion Fruit, granadilla del monte, passion flower

Vine or liana, stems to 3 cm diameter, all parts densely rusty-hairy, tendrils from leaf axils. Leaves alternate, deeply 3-lobed, 7–14 cm long, 9–14 cm wide, lobes tapered at tips, base round-lobed, margin toothed. Flowers bright red, very showy, 10–15 cm wide, petals 5, 4–6 cm long, narrow, crownlike floral center of 3 rows of filaments to 2 cm long, anthers 5, green; on leafless, lower branches in forest understory, sepals 5, 6–8 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, tips with a long, slender appendage; blooms on and off much of the year, mostly Jan.–Mar., often pollinated by hummingbirds. Fruit fleshy, yellow green with purple markings, egg-shaped, to 10 cm, with numerous black seeds about 1 cm long, probably eaten by mammals; fruit present [A Field Guide to Plants Of Costa Rica] 

Published articles
1. POLLINATION INTENSITY AND POTENTIAL SEED SET IN PASSIFLORA-VITIFOLIA
Author(s): SNOW, AA - OECOLOGIA  Volume: 55   Issue: 2   Pages: 231-237   DOI: 10.1007/BF00384492  Published: 1982
  
2. DISTRIBUTIONAL PATTERNS AND AN ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF THE PASSIFLORA-VITIFOLIA COMPLEX - AMAZONIAN SPECIES-DIVERSITY DUE TO EDAPHICALLY DIFFERENTIATED COMMUNITIES
GENTRY, AH - PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION  Volume: 137   Issue: 1-2   Pages: 95-105   DOI: 10.1007/BF00983208   Published: 1981

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Peperomia argyreia Watermelon Peperomia Watermelon Begonia Peperomia srebrzysta

Peperomia argyreia (Hook.f.) E.Morren
Family: Piperaceae
Synonyms: Peperomia arifolia var. argyreia Hook.f., Peperomia sandersii C.DC.
Other names: Watermelon Peperomia, Watermelon Begonia
Polish: Peperomia srebrzysta

2 Published articles

1. Regeneration from leaf squares of Peperomia sandersii A.DC: A relationship between rooting and budding
HARRIS, G. P.; HART, ENNID M. H.
ANN BOT [LONDON]  Volume: 28   Issue: (111)   Pages: 509-526   Published: 1964
2. REGENERATION FROM LEAF SQUARES OF PEPEROMIA SANDERSII ADC - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROOTING + BUDDING
HARRIS, GP; HART, EMH
Source: ANNALS OF BOTANY  Volume: 28   Issue: 111   Pages: 507-&   Published: 1964

Coleus blumei Plectranthus scutellarioides


Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.
Family: Lamiaceae 



Synonyms: Calchas acuminatus (Benth.) P.V.Heath , Calchas atropurpureus (Benth.) P.V.Heath , Calchas crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath , Calchas scutellarioides (L.) P.V.Heath , Calchas scutellarioides var. angustifolia (Benth.) P.V.Heath , Calchas scutellarioides var. crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath , Calchas scutellarioides var. limnophila (Benth.) P.V.Heath , Coleus × hybridus Voss , Coleus acuminatus Benth. , Coleus atropurpureus Benth. , Coleus atropurpureus var. densiflorus Benth. , Coleus atropurpureus var. javanicus Benth. , Coleus atropurpureus var. ramosus Benth. , Coleus blancoi Benth. , Coleus blumei Benth. , Coleus crispipilus (Merr.) Merr. , Coleus formosanus Hayata , Coleus gaudichaudii Briq. , Coleus gibbsiae S.Moore , Coleus grandifolius Benth. , Coleus grandifolius Blanco [Illegitimate] , Coleus hybridus Cobeau , Coleus igolotorum Briq. , Coleus ingratus (Blume) Benth. , Coleus integrifolius Elmer , Coleus laciniatus (Blume) Benth. , Coleus macranthus var. crispipilus Merr. , Coleus multiflorus Benth. , Coleus petersianus Vatke , Coleus pubescens Merr. , Coleus pumilus Blanco , Coleus rehneltianus A.Berger , Coleus savannicola K.Schum. , Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth. , Coleus scutellarioides var. angustifolia Benth. , Coleus scutellarioides var. blumei (Benth.) Miq. , Coleus scutellarioides var. celebicus Miq. , Coleus scutellarioides var. crispipilus (Merr.) H.Keng , Coleus scutellarioides var. gibbsiae (S.Moore) Keng , Coleus scutellarioides var. gracilis Miq. , Coleus scutellarioides var. grandifolius (Benth.) Keng , Coleus scutellarioides var. ingratus (Blume) Miq. , Coleus scutellarioides var. integrifolius (Elmer) Keng , Coleus scutellarioides var. laciniatus (Blume) Miq. , Coleus scutellarioides var. laxa Benth. , Coleus scutellarioides var. limnophila Benth. , Coleus secundiflorus Benth. , Coleus verschaffeltii Lem. , Coleus zschokkei Merr. , Germanea nudiflora Poir. , Majana acuminata (Benth.) Kuntze , Majana blancoi (Benth.) Kuntze , Majana grandifolia (Benth.) Kuntze , Majana multiflora (Benth.) Kuntze , Majana pumila (Blanco) Kuntze , Majana scutellariodes (L.) Kuntze , Majana scutellarioides var. atropurpureus (Benth.) Kuntze , Majana scutellarioides var. blumei (Benth.) Kuntze, Majana secundiflora (Benth.) Kuntze , Ocimum peltatum Schweigg. ex Schrank , Ocimum scutellarioides L. , Perilla nankinensis Wender. , Plectranthus aromaticus Roxb. , Plectranthus blumei (Benth.) Launert , Plectranthus ingratus Blume , Plectranthus laciniatus Blume , Plectranthus nudiflorus (Poir.) Willd. , Plectranthus scutellarioides Blume [Illegitimate] , Solenostemon blumei (Benth.) M.Gómez , Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd 

279 Published articles of Coleus blumei / Plectranthus scutellarioides

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Chenopodium murale Goyalo Mazrita Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot Australian-spinach


Chenopodium murale L.
Family: Amaranthaceae

Synonyms: Anserina muralis (L) Montandon, Atriplex muralis (L.) Crantz, Chenopodium baccatum Labill., Chenopodium biforme Nees, Chenopodium carthagenense Zuccagni, Chenopodium carthagenense Zucc., Chenopodium chamrium Buch.-Ham [Invalid], Chenopodium congestum Hook.f., Chenopodium flavum Forssk., Chenopodium gandhium Buch.-Ham [Invalid], Chenopodium guineense Jacq., Chenopodium laterale Aiton, Chenopodium longidjawense Peter, Chenopodium lucidum Gilib., Chenopodium maroccanum Pau, Chenopodium murale var. acutidentatum Aellen, Chenopodium murale var. albescens Moq., Chenopodium murale var. angustatum Fenzl, Chenopodium murale var. biforme (Nees) Moq., Chenopodium murale var carthagenense Moq., Chenopodium murale var. latifolium Fenzl, Chenopodium murale var. spissidentatum Murr, Rhagodia baccata (Labill.) Moq., Rhagodia baccata var. congesta (Hook, f.) Hook. f., Rhagodia billardierei R. Br., Rhagodia congesta (Hook, f.) Moq., Vulvaria trachisperma Bubani,
  • Common name: Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot, Australian-spinach, salt-green, sowbane,
  • Hindi: Goyalo
  • German: Mauer-Gänsefuß
  • Brasil: quenopódio
  • Estonian: Müür-hanemalts
  • Western Panjabi: کرنڈ
  • Runa Simi / Kichwa: Asnaq qañiwa
  • Russian: Марь постенная
  • Svenska: Gatmålla
  • Tunisian: Mazrita
Traditional uses in Tunisia: Leaves used for Fever, kidney diseases [Ethnomedicinal Plants Revitalization of Traditional Knowledge of Herbs]

51 Published articles on  Chenopodium murale

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Ruellia tuberosa Rumex dentatus Rumex hastatus Rungia pectinata Saccharum officinarum Saccharum spontaneum Salix denticulata Salix tetrasperma Salvadora persica Salvia involucrata Salvia miltiorrhiza Salvia nubicola Salvia splendens Sambucus canadensis Sambucus mexicana Sambucus nigra Santalum album Sapindus saponaria Saussurea auriculata Saussurea candicans Saussurea obvallata Scadoxus multiflorus Scutellaria baicalensis Scutellaria grossa Scutellaria repens Sedum oreades Semecarpus anacardium Senna auriculata Senna occidentalis Senna siamea Senna sophera Sesbania bispinosa Sesbania grandiflora Seseli diffusum Sesuvium portulacastrum Setaria verticillata Shorea robusta Sida cordata Sida cordifolia Sida retusa Sida spinosa Sideritis hirsuta Silybum marianum Smithia ciliata Solanum chrysotrichum Solanum erianthum Solanum jasminoides Solanum melongena Solanum nigrum Solanum sisymbriifolium Solanum surattense Solanum torvum Solanum tuberosum Solanum villosum Sonchus oleraceus Soymida 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grandiflora Thymus linearis Tiliacora acuminata Tiliacora racemosa Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora crispa Tinospora sinensis Toona ciliata Trewia nudiflora Tribulus terrestris Trichodesma indicum Trichosanthes cucumerina Trichosanthes palmata Trichosanthes tricuspidata Trifolium repens Trigonella foenum-graecum Triumfetta rhomboidea Tylophora indica Uraria picta Urena lobata Urena sinuata Urginea coromandeliana Vachellia horrida Valeriana jatamansi Vanda tessellata Veronica serpyllifolia Viburnum coriaceum Vicia bakeri Vicia faba Vicia sativa Vigna radiata Vigna unguiculata Vinca rosea Viola rupestris Viscum album Vitex negundo Vitis vinifera Withania somnifera Wrightia tinctoria Wulfeniosis amherstiana Zamia furfuracea Ziziphus jujuba Ziziphus mauritiana
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