Thalictrum foliolosum DC.Family: Ranunculaceae
Synonym: Thalictrum dalingo Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Common name: Leafy Meadow-Rue
Hindi: Mamera
Chinese: 金丝黄连,
Sanskrit: Pitarangaa, Piyaaraangaa.
Other vernacular names: barmat, bhamrol, chaitra, chireta, chitramul, gurbiani, jhalamala, keraita, makori, mami-ranchini, mamira, mamiran-chini, mamiri, mamiri shuprak, mimiri, pashmaran, peelijari, peelipari, penglajari, phalijari, pilagor, pilajari, pili jari, pili jarin, piligarhi, pilijari, piyaranga, shuprak, thangre-jhar, ubyakati
Description: Plants 0.9--1.2 m tall, glabrous. Stems branched. Petiole 1.5--5 cm; leaf blade 3-ternate, ca. 35 cm; leaflet blade rhombic-elliptic or ovate, 1--2.5 × 0.5--1.5 cm, leathery, abaxially not white powdery, base rounded or subcordate, apex obtuse or rounded, 3-lobed; lobes few; veins slightly raised abaxially, flat adaxially. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, paniculate, ca. 20 cm, many flowered. Sepals 4, early deciduous, yellow, greenish tinged, narrowly elliptic, 3--4.5 mm. Stamens many, 6--7 mm; filament filiform; anther narrowly oblong, ca. 2.5 mm, apex mucronate. Carpels 4--6; style equaling ovary; stigma linear. Achenes sessile; body fusiform, ca. 3 mm; veins ca. 8. Fl. Aug--Sep.
Used in Unani/Unani-Tibb medicine. Bitter, pungent tonic, slightly purgative, believed to improve the eyesight and relieve toothache. Pounded root eaten to cure malarial fever. Roots decoction or powder antiperiodic, antiinflammatory, diuretic, aperient, purgative, tonic, to treat eye and skin diseases, fever and jaundice; root extract applied for the treatment of eye ailments; root juice for peptic ulcer and indigestion; root powder against snakebites; root paste applied around the forehead in headache, and also applied to treat itching of skin. Ash of the roots used for eye trouble. A paste made from mamiri roots and from seeds of Datura stramonium used for eczema. Veterinary medicine, root poultice to cure foot and mouth diseases of animals; root paste along with Allium cepa given orally for treating fever and shuffle in cattle. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Activities — Antipyretic, Aperient, Bitter, Cerebrotonic, Collyrium, Deobstruent, Diuretic, Laxative, Tonic .
Indications — Atony , Conjunctivosis , Corneosis , Coryza, Dermatosis, Diarrhea, Dyspepsia, Fever, Gas, Hemorrhoid, Jaundice, Malaria, Onychosis, Ophthalmia, Toothache, Water Retention.
Dosages — 14–28 ml tea, 1–2 ml root tincture, 0.5–1 g powder root . After 6 months storage, berberine was reduced to 1 / 4 , and magnoflorine to traces. [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]
Plant—used against gout and rheumatism. Root—febrifuge, antiperiodic; a bitter tonic during convalescence. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Contagious fever, poisoning, wounds and infection. [Medicinal Plants of Dolpo]
Description: Plants 0.9--1.2 m tall, glabrous. Stems branched. Petiole 1.5--5 cm; leaf blade 3-ternate, ca. 35 cm; leaflet blade rhombic-elliptic or ovate, 1--2.5 × 0.5--1.5 cm, leathery, abaxially not white powdery, base rounded or subcordate, apex obtuse or rounded, 3-lobed; lobes few; veins slightly raised abaxially, flat adaxially. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, paniculate, ca. 20 cm, many flowered. Sepals 4, early deciduous, yellow, greenish tinged, narrowly elliptic, 3--4.5 mm. Stamens many, 6--7 mm; filament filiform; anther narrowly oblong, ca. 2.5 mm, apex mucronate. Carpels 4--6; style equaling ovary; stigma linear. Achenes sessile; body fusiform, ca. 3 mm; veins ca. 8. Fl. Aug--Sep.
Used in Unani/Unani-Tibb medicine. Bitter, pungent tonic, slightly purgative, believed to improve the eyesight and relieve toothache. Pounded root eaten to cure malarial fever. Roots decoction or powder antiperiodic, antiinflammatory, diuretic, aperient, purgative, tonic, to treat eye and skin diseases, fever and jaundice; root extract applied for the treatment of eye ailments; root juice for peptic ulcer and indigestion; root powder against snakebites; root paste applied around the forehead in headache, and also applied to treat itching of skin. Ash of the roots used for eye trouble. A paste made from mamiri roots and from seeds of Datura stramonium used for eczema. Veterinary medicine, root poultice to cure foot and mouth diseases of animals; root paste along with Allium cepa given orally for treating fever and shuffle in cattle. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Activities — Antipyretic, Aperient, Bitter, Cerebrotonic, Collyrium, Deobstruent, Diuretic, Laxative, Tonic .
Indications — Atony , Conjunctivosis , Corneosis , Coryza, Dermatosis, Diarrhea, Dyspepsia, Fever, Gas, Hemorrhoid, Jaundice, Malaria, Onychosis, Ophthalmia, Toothache, Water Retention.
Dosages — 14–28 ml tea, 1–2 ml root tincture, 0.5–1 g powder root . After 6 months storage, berberine was reduced to 1 / 4 , and magnoflorine to traces. [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]
Plant—used against gout and rheumatism. Root—febrifuge, antiperiodic; a bitter tonic during convalescence. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Contagious fever, poisoning, wounds and infection. [Medicinal Plants of Dolpo]
8 Published articles of Thalictrum foliolosum
1. Ointment useful for treating hemorrhoids in acupuncture points, contains trumpet creeper, herba cepbalanoplosis segeti, diverse wormwood herb, Folium viticis, Thalictrum foliolosum, edible tulip, Bauhinia variegata, and honeysuckle
Patent Number: CN103977252-A, Patent Assignee: ZHANG S, Inventor(s): ZHANG S.
2. Antipyretic activity of aqueous extracts of Thalictrum foliolosum rhizome on yeast induced pyrexia in albino rats.
Ringmichon, C. L.; Bindu Gopalkrishnan
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS) Volume: 3 Issue: 10 Pages: 820-825 Published: 2014
3. Traditional Chinese medicinal lotion useful for e.g. relieving heat from liver, prepared by immersing e.g. large hirta, Thalictrum foliolosum and Desmodium in water, extracting mixture, and filtering and collecting medicinal liquid
Patent Number: CN103550458-A, Patent Assignee: KANG P, Inventor(s): KANG P.
4. Antimicrobial activity of Thalictrum foliolosum
Rawat, A. K. S.; Mehrotra, Shanta; Shome, Usha
Fitoterapia Volume: 63 Issue: 6 Pages: 545-546 Published: 1992
5. QUATERNARY ALKALOIDS OF THALICTRUM-FOLIOLOSUM
By: CHATTOPADHYAY, SK; RAY, AB; SLATKIN, DJ; et al.
PHYTOCHEMISTRY Volume: 22 Issue: 11 Pages: 2607-2610 Published: 1983
6. THE ALKALOIDS OF THALICTRUM-FOLIOLOSUM
BHAKUNI, DS; SINGH, RS
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS Volume: 45 Issue: 3 Pages: 252-255 Published: 1982
7. THE ALKALOIDS OF THALICTRUM-FOLIOLOSUM
CHATTOPADHYAY, SK; RAY, AB; SLATKIN, DJ; et al.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Pages: 45-49 Published: 1981
8. PLANT ALKALOIDS .3. THALICTRUM-FOLIOLOSUM, DC
CHATTERJEE, R; GUHA, MP; CHATTERJEE, A
JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Volume: 29 Issue: 5 Pages: 371-373 Published: 1952
2 comments:
where can I get a plant/seed of Thalictrum foliolosum?
Above plant was snapped by Dr. Nidhan Singh at Vally of Flowers, Himalayas.
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