Capitata is a herb of the family labiatae and has been extensively used by rural people of bihar, india kamat et al. Mohammad yusuf ansari 1, abdul wadud,ehteshamudddin1 and hamida bano2 1department of ilmul advia, national institute of unani medicine, kottigepalya, magadi main road, bangalore560 091, karnataka, india. The reliability and integrity of traditional systems of medicine depend upon properly identified sample of drugs ready to use as therapeutic agents for safety reason of the consumers. Leucas cephalotes rainy season weed and has been traditionally used as mild stimulant. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 111655 with. Ameliorative effect of leucas cephalotes extract on. Earlier literature revealed that terminalia chebula fruits. This process proceeds by a free radical chain reaction mechanism. Keeping this background in mind this study was carried out on the leaf of leucas cephalotes, basically a folklore drug also used in unani medicine and ayurveda, on. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus leucas family lamiaceae. Carbonic anhydrase i and ii inhibition with natural. The animals were allowed to acclimatize to the environment for 7 days prior to the experimental session. Pankaj jangra, joginder singh and sumitra singh department of pharmaceutical science, guru jambheswar university of science and technology, hisar125001, haryana, india.
It is a medicinal herb that grows as a weed in india and many south east asian countries. Ayurveda ebooks your guide to ayurveda free download. Fatty acid profiling and in vitro antihyperglycemic effect. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 05. Carbonic anhydrase i and ii inhibition with natural products. The methanolic extract of leucas cephalotes melc scavenged the dpph radicals in a dosedependent manner. The plant is used in traditional medicine to cure many diseases such as cough, cold, diarrhea, and inflammatory skin disorder. It has many common names, including guma, dronpushpi or drona puspi, and tou xu bai rong cao. Leucas is a genus of plants in the family lamiaceae, first described by robert brown in 1810. The plant list includes 237 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus leucas.
Leucas cephalotes is a weak inhibitors they may constitute leads for developing tighter binding compounds. Rjpt inhibitory effect terminalia chebula, sida rhombifolia. Narasimhan, centre for floristic research, department of botany, madras christian college, tambaram. Roots are smooth, cylindrical, zigzag, along with various wiry, fine rootlets. Ii, is the book of standards for single drugs included therein and the standards prescribed in the ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of india, parti, vol. Phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of. Actually willdenow published around 1800 and the name in parenthesis indicate it is the original author who coined the species name.
Leucas cephalotes a common ethanomedicinal plant, is used by folklore of tirupati in andhra pradesh for fevers and urinary tract infections. Eight selected wild vegetables from nepal alternanthera sessilis, basella alba, cassia tora, digera muricata, ipomoea aquatica, leucas cephalotes, portulaca oleracea and solanum nigrum were investigated for their antioxidative potential using 2,2dyphenyl1picrylhydrazyl dpph scavenging, hydrogen peroxide h2o2, ferric reducing antioxidant power frap, and ferric thiocyanate ftc. Silica gel column chromatography fractionation of the dichloromethane extract lcd of leucas cephalotes roth. Buy leucas cephalotes plant online at nurserylive best. Indian journal of natural products and resources vol. Leucas cephalotes famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Leucas cephalotes article pdf available october 2011 with 6 reads how we measure reads. Snow will not hurt them, but a desiccating cold wind will. Jan 01, 2015 dronapushpi is sanskrit name of the plant leucas cephalotes. As a basis, phenolic content was measured using the folinciocalteu reagent in each extract. Spreng whole herb katara antariksh 1, pradhan chandan kumar 1, tyagi amit kumar 2, singh pradeep 3 1 rameesh institute of voc. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Leaves are narrow, ovate, and yellowishgreen in color and about 39cm long, 12. Pdf leucas cephalotes rainy season weed and has been. Pharmacognostical evaluation of root of gumma leucas. The present study is carried out to explore the antihyperglycemic activity of leucas cephalotes plant parts. March 2017, vol, issue 49 supplement 1 s23 as dronapushpi in sanskrit and gumma in local language, a rainy season weed and used as an edible extensively by uttar pradesh tribal. This is an excellent resource for ayurveda practitioners and students. Pdf pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical. Family lamiaceae used part inflorescence distribution area himalayan and madesh and terai region of nepal at 100 to 200 m and ascending up to 1,800 m. Dronpushpi leucas cephalotes use in cancer,in allergy.
In the process free radicals steal electrons from the lipids in cell membranes, resulting in cell damage. Pdf phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of. Thank you sir for sharing, it does look like the group images of leucas cephalotes roth spreng. Antimicrobial activity of leucas cephalotes spreng html full text. Beta sitosterol have been isolated from the plant of leucas cephalotes. Pdf leucas cephalotes rainy season weed and has been traditionally used as mild stimulant, diaphoretic and used in fever and liver disorder. The significant ic 50 values are calculated for the methanolic extract of leucas cephalotes for hca i found to be 0. The earlier scientific reports showed the extract of the above plants have. Mahesh pal, anjali verma, veena pande, dalip kumar upreti abstract.
Antioxidant, analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of. Jul 20, 2019 leucas martinicensis pdf leucas martinicensis jacq. It can grow in semishade light woodland or no shade. Also, gas chromatographymass spectrometry gcms analysis of subfraction lcdf1 of this extract showed the presence of eleven 616.
Objective the present study is carried out to explore the antihyperglycemic activity and fa. The initial pdf document will be replaced by a retraction note. A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of malarial fever. Other taxa that this taxon may be confused with, and characters useful leucae their differentiation. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, katara antariksh and others published phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of leucas cephalotes roth. Leucas cephalotes is a flowering annual herb which is a common weed that also has uses as.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Plants are oven dried at 60c for 46 hrs to make it moisture free and. Nipnpmcd017 has been deposited at the department of natural products, niper, punjab, india after proper authentication by a botanist. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first comparative analysis of total fatty acid fa composition and. Ameliorative effect of leucas cephalotes extract on isoniazid. Leucas cephalotes international journal of ayurvedic medicine. The encyclopedia of medicinal plants download ebook pdf.
Habitat throughout india in cultivated fields, wastelands, roadsides. Sida rhombifolia root leucas cephalotes entire plant were found to contain polyphenolic compounds and steroid and are used in indian traditional system of medicine for inflammatory associated problems. Plants free fulltext total phenolic content, flavonoid. Background leucas cephalotes has been used by many tribes to treat variety of diseases and known to have many essential secondary metabolites.
Medicinal plants are of important therapeutic aid for various treatments. Insilico evaluation and antihyperglycemic potential of. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. S morita, j abe, i kaorian improved method for clearing and staining free hand sections and. Pdf carbonic anhydrase i and ii inhibition with natural. The genus leucas comprises of about 103 asiatic and leucas cephalotes roth spreng. Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes use in inflammation reducing leucas cephalotes uses in allergy dronapushpi leucas cephalotes use in any types of skin problem. The flowering annual herb leucas cephalotes is a common weed which also has uses as an edible. Title plants and people of nepal publication author manandhar. Fatty acid profiling and in vitro antihyperglycemic effect of. Leucas cephalotes, gcms, antiinflammatory, nitric oxide. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of africa, and southern and eastern asia iran, india, china, japan, indonesia, etc. Pdf of the article will no longer be available online.
If considered necessary these standards can be amended and the. Leucas cephalantha baker leucas cephalotes roth spreng. Click download or read online button to get the encyclopedia of medicinal plants book now. Pharmacognostic evaluation of leucas cephalotes spreng leaves mohammad yusuf ansari,1 abdul wadud,2 uzma jabeen3 and shamim irshad4 1hakim abdul hameed unani medical college, dewas mp india 2department of ilmul advia pharmacology, national institute of unani medicine, kottigepalya, magadi main road, bangalore560091 india 3pg scholar microbiology, bangalore university, bangalore.
Leucas, greek island in the ionian sea modern greek. Pharmacognostic evaluation of leucas cephalotes spreng leaves. Year 2002 isbn 0881925276 description excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of nepal. It constitutes a dimos municipality and with the island of meganisi forms the perifereiaki enotita regional unit of levkas in the ionian islands ionia nisia perifereia region, western greece. Aug 08, 2019 leucas lavandulifolia pdf leucas lavandulifolia sm. The whole plant of the methanolic extract from leucas cephalotes was screened for invitro antioxidant using the dpph method, invivo analgesic using hot plate test in mice and antiinflammatory using rat paw edema test activities. Phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of leucas cephalotes roth. A fruit, leaves, stems, and roots part of the leucas cephalotes has been extracted in ethanol and have been evaluated for antihyperglycemic activity. One can read online and download ayurveda ebooks for free. Author links open overlay panel bhini bais payal saiju. Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes properties, benefits.
Ameliorative effect of leucas cephalotes extract on isoniazid and rifampicin induced hepatotoxicity. The folk use of this herb is for treating scorpion stings, snake bite, cough, fever, etc. Leucas cephalotes is a flowering annual herb which is a common weed that also has uses as an edible vegetable and herbal remedy. Labellenic acid octadeca 5, 6dienoic acid has been reported in seed oil. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms. The plant list includes a further 91 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus leucas. Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes is an annual, branched, erect stout plant which grows with a height of about1560 cm. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Common uses the flowers are administered in the form of a syrup as a domestic remedy for coughs and colds. It is a common plant across asia from china to the indian subcontinent leucas cephalotes springs up in cultivated fields as a weed, especially after a period of rain.
Anti bacterial activity of leucas aspera leaf extract against micrococcus pyogenes and escheria coli have also been reported rastogi and mehrotra 1991. Leucas martinicensis pdf leucas martinicensis jacq. In the present study the dried plant stems powder of leucas cephalotes spreng. A paste of the plant is boiled with mustard oil and applied externally to boils. Direct sowing is recommended as soon as the ground can be worked. Pdf antibacterial properties of leucas cephalotes roth.
Leucas cephalotes wikispecies, free species directory. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. In the process free radicals steal electrons from the lipids. The species is very distinct from other species that it has single terminal compact headlike verticillaster with numerous closely overlapping bracts which concoel most of the calyx, and only one or two flowers may be seen coming out at a time, one or two floral leaves emerging from top of the head. As of march 2014 the plant list recognises 3 accepted species including. We pursue the retraction of this article from other online indexing services.
The results were derived from a calibration curve y 9. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 111655 with original publication details. Plants of genus leucas lamiaceae are widely distributed throughout asia, africa, and india. Nov 26, 2019 bhava prakash nighantu free ebook download as pdf file. Known or potential benefits of the species for humans, at a direct economic level, as instruments of education, prospecting, ecotourism, etc. Total phenolic content, flavonoid content and antioxidant. Digera muricata, ipomoea aquatica, leucas cephalotes, portulaca oleracea and solanum nigrum were investigated for their antioxidative potential using 2,2dyphenyl1picrylhydrazyl dpph scavenging, hydrogen peroxide h2o2, ferric reducing antioxidant power frap, and ferric thiocyanate ftc methods. Leucas cephalotes roth spreng and leucas aspera spreng.
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