Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B. Heyne ex Roth Family: Acanthaceae
Synonyms: Acanthus ciliaris Burm.f. , Acanthus maderaspatensis L. , Blepharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich. , Blepharis boerhaviifolia Pers. , Blepharis boerhaviifolia Roth , Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. maderaspatensis (L.) Nees , Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. micrantha Sond. , Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. nigronervulosa De Wild. & T.Durand , Blepharis breviciliata Fiori , Blepharis calaminthifolia Pers. , Blepharis gueinzi T.Anderson , Blepharis maderaspatensis var. abyssinica Fiori , Blepharis maderaspatensis subsp. maderaspatensis , Blepharis maderaspatensis subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper , Blepharis procumbens B.Heyne ex Roth , Blepharis procurrens Nees , Blepharis rubiifolia Schumach. , Blepharis teaguei Oberm. , Blepharis togodelia Solms ex Schweinf.
Common name: Creeping Blepharis
Hindi: दूधिया चोटी Dudhiya choti, Uttagana
Kannada: Kodali soppu
Malayalam: Murikootipacha, Elumbotti, Hemakandi
Tamil: Kooravaalchedi, Kooravaal Chedi, Kozhimookkan
Description: Prostrate herbs. Leaves ternate, unequal, 3-5 x 2 cm, obovate, apex apiculate, puberulus, margins distantly serrate; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers axillary; bracts 4 pairs, obovate, margins dentate with stiff elongated hairs, bracteoles 1.5 cm, spathulate; outer calyx lobes 1.3 cm and 1.8 cm, oblong, 2 and 3 veined, inner 8 mm; corolla tube urceolate, 5 mm, lower lip reduced, upper lip 3 lobed, 18 x 12 mm, white with pink nerves; filaments 4 and 5 mm, anthers 1-celled, apiculate, bearded; ovary 2.5 mm, oblong, style 1 cm, with a basal ring.
Uses: Plant ash for dropsy, swellings, edema, gout; dry alcoholic extract of the plant a potent diuretic; plant parts crushed mixed with sheep milk given for venereal diseases. Leaf juice in throat troubles and asthma; leaves ground with egg and onion and applied for bone fracture; leaf paste applied on wounds. Veterinary medicine, leaves ground with egg and onion and applied for bone fracture. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Hindi: दूधिया चोटी Dudhiya choti, Uttagana
Kannada: Kodali soppu
Malayalam: Murikootipacha, Elumbotti, Hemakandi
Tamil: Kooravaalchedi, Kooravaal Chedi, Kozhimookkan
Description: Prostrate herbs. Leaves ternate, unequal, 3-5 x 2 cm, obovate, apex apiculate, puberulus, margins distantly serrate; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers axillary; bracts 4 pairs, obovate, margins dentate with stiff elongated hairs, bracteoles 1.5 cm, spathulate; outer calyx lobes 1.3 cm and 1.8 cm, oblong, 2 and 3 veined, inner 8 mm; corolla tube urceolate, 5 mm, lower lip reduced, upper lip 3 lobed, 18 x 12 mm, white with pink nerves; filaments 4 and 5 mm, anthers 1-celled, apiculate, bearded; ovary 2.5 mm, oblong, style 1 cm, with a basal ring.
Uses: Plant ash for dropsy, swellings, edema, gout; dry alcoholic extract of the plant a potent diuretic; plant parts crushed mixed with sheep milk given for venereal diseases. Leaf juice in throat troubles and asthma; leaves ground with egg and onion and applied for bone fracture; leaf paste applied on wounds. Veterinary medicine, leaves ground with egg and onion and applied for bone fracture. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
10 Published articles of Blepharis maderaspatensis
1. Preliminary phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth leaf Suriyavathana, Muthukrishnan
Indupriya, Santhanam Subha, Palanisamy. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS), 2014. 3(5): p. 658-668.
2. GC-MS analysis of phytoconstituents and concurrent determination of flavonoids by HPLC in ethanolic leaf extract of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L) B. Heyne ex Roth Suriyavathana, M.
Indupriya, S. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2014. 3(9): p. 405-414.
3. Preliminary phytochemical investigations of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth. and Blepharis molluginifolia Pers. whole plant Neelambika, H. S. Sampath, K. K. K. Vindhya, K.
Leelavathi, S. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2014. 5(2): p. 783-788.
4. In vitro comparative study of membrane stabilization capacity of different extracts of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth. and Blepharis molluginifolia Pers. grown in the region of Mysore, Karnataka Neelambika, H. S. Leelavathi, S. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR), 2014. 5(7): p. 2698-2702.
5. Studies on the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive properties of Blepharis maderaspatensis leaves Sowemimo, Abimbola Onakoya, Monsurat Fageyinbo, Muyiwa S.
Fadoju, Titilayo. Revista Brasileira De Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2013. 23(5): p. 830-835.
6. Effect of Blepharis maderaspatensis L. Roth. extracts on serum lipids in Triton WR-1339 and high cholesterol diet induced hyperlipidemia in rats Aiyalu, Rajasekaran Vellaichamy, Sivakumar
Sabarimuthu, Darlinquine. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2013. 7(37): p. 2577-2583.
7. Evaluation of wound healing activity of Ammannia baccifera and Blepharis maderaspatensis leaf extracts on rats Rajasekaran, Aiyalu Sivakumar, Vellaichamy Darlinquine, Sabarimuthu. Revista Brasileira De Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2012. 22(2): p. 418-427.
8. Role of Blepharis maderaspatensis and Ammannia baccifera plant extracts on in vitro oxygen radical scavenging, secretion of gastric fluid and gastroprotection on ulcer induced rats Rajasekaran, Aiyalu Sivakumar, Vellaichamy Darlinquine, Sabarimuthu. Pharmaceutical Biology, 2012. 50(9): p. 1085-1095.
9. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical investigation of whole plant of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth Mohan, V. R. Abragam, A. D. Kalidass, C. Maruthupandian, A. Pharmacognosy Journal, 2010. 2(14): p. 1-5.
10. BLEPHARIS-MADERASPATENSIS NEW-RECORD L. HENYE EX ROTH A NEW RECORD FOR HIMACHAL PRADESH INDIA Kumar, V. Gupta, B. K. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 1990. 14(1): p. 221-222.
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