Datisca cannabina L.Family: Datiscaceae
Synonyms: Cannabina laevis Moench, Datisca glabra Stokes, Datisca nepalensis D.Don
- English: False Hemp, Akalbir,
- Hindi: अकलबीर Acalbir
- French: Chanvre De Créte
- German: Scheinhanf
- Punjabi: Bhang Zaal, Akilveer, Berz bund
USES. The roots and leaves of Datisca cannabina are an old oriental dye source; the pigment is datiscetin-3-rutinoside (datiscin). [The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants Vol X - Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae Edited by K. Kubitzki]
Diuretic, purgative, expectorant. Used in fevers, and gastric and scrofulous ailments. The plant contains flavonoids, datiscin and datiscanin. EtOH (50%) extract of seeds and flowers exhibited marked sedative, highly anti-inflammatory, mild analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic activity in rats. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
40 Published articles of Datisca cannabina
