MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH021 : Melochia corchorifolia L. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 48 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | In Semadoh, Harisal, Kolkaz | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
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| Plant Family : | Sterculiaceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Chocolate Weed, Wire bush, Redweed, Tikiokra, Bilpat, chitrabee, Lahan methuri | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Lochemia corchorifolia Arn. Lochemia corchorifolia Arn. Melochia affinis Wall. Melochia borbonica Cav. Melochia concatenata L. Melochia fasciculata Noronha Melochia pauciflora Wall. Melochia supina L. Melochia truncata Willd. Mougeotia corchorifolia (L.) Kunth Polychlaena ramosa G. Don Polychlaena simplex G. Don Riedlea borbonica (Cav.) DC. Riedlea capitata Boj. Riedlea concatenata (L.) DC. Riedlea corchorifolia (L.) DC. Riedlea radiata Bl. Riedlea supina (L.) DC. Riedlea truncata DC. Visenia concatenata Spreng. Visenia corchorifolia (L.) Spreng. Visenia supina Spreng. |
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| Description : | Erect branched herbs. Young stem, petioles, bracts and calyx lobes stellate hairy mixed with simple hairs. Leaves varying in size and shape, 2 - 5 x 1 - 2.5 cm, ovate- oblong, cordate or attenuate at base, margin serrate, acute at apex, sparsely hairy on nerves on both sides; petioles to 1 cm long. Flowers in terminal, capitate cymes. Bracts 2-3 mm long, linear-lanceolate, ciliate on margins. Calyx 5-lobed, campanulate, 2-3 mm long; lobes lanceolate, ciliate, Corolla pink, 5, 2-4 mm, obovate, obtuse or retuse at apex. Stamens 5, filaments united at base. Ovary c. 1 mm long, ovoid, 5-celled; ovules 2 in each cells; styles 5. Capsule 3-4 mm, sub - globose, 5- valved. Seeds angular or plano-convex, dark brown or greyish. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | Leaves: ulcers, abdominal swelling, and headache and chest pain; Leaves and roots are used to treat urinary disorders, abdominal swellings, dysentery, snake bites and sores. An aqueous solution of leaves has insecticidal properties. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | Triterpenes: Friedelin Friedelinol Flavonoids: Vitexin Robunin Apigenin Kaempferol Quercetin Alkaloids: Franganine Frangufoline adouetine-y' Melofoline (cyclopeptide alkaloids) Melochicorine (a pseudo-oxindole alkaloid) 6-methoxy-3-propenyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid (a pyridine alkaloid) Franganine Frangufoline |
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| Reference : | ~ Chellaiah Muthu, Muniappan Ayyanar, Nagappan Raja and Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu; "Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India"; Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2006); 2(43): 1-10 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
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