Pentapetes phoenicea L.
Family: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Blattaria phoenicea Kuntze, Brotera phoenicea (L.) Cav., Cavanilla phoenicea J.F.Gmel., Dombeya phoenicea Cav., Eriorhaphe phoenicea (L.) Bamps, Eriorhaphe punicea Miq.
English: flor impia
Chinese: 午时花 , 夜落金钱,
Hindi: बनधुका bandhuka, बनधुलि bandhuli, दोपाहािरया dopahariya, tambridupari तमिरदुपारी,
Japan: goji-ka
Philippines: a las doce, flores de las doce
Sanskrit: Bandhujiva, Arkavallabha
Sinhala: Bandu-vada
Tamil: Nagappu
Description: Annual herbs, 0.5-1 m tall, sparsely stellate hairy. Petiole 1-2.5 cm; leaf blade linear-lanceolate, 5-10 × 1-2 cm, base broadly cuneate, rounded or truncate, margin crenate, apex acuminate. Flowers opening at noon, closing at dawn. Calyx lobes lanceolate, ca. 1 cm, abaxially stellate velutinous and hispid. Petals red, broadly ovate, ca. 12 mm. Staminodes tongue-shaped, 12-13 × ca. 1 mm. Ovary ovoid, villous; ovules 8-12 per cell; style filiform, glabrous, ca. 1 cm. Capsule nearly globose, ca. 1.2 cm in diam., densely stellate hairy and hispid, shorter than persistent calyx. Fl. summer-autumn.
Roots antibilious, for flatulence, stomachache. Flower paste given to cure abnormally heavy periodic flow. Mucilaginous capsules for diseases of bowels, fruit decoction as an emollient. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Mucilaginous, used for the diseases of the bowels; a decoction is used as emollient. Root—astringent, antibilious, antiphlegmonous, febrifuge. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
This herb is used as an emollient. The fruit is mucilaginous. The root is used medicinally as it is considered astringent, anti-bilious and anti-phlegmonous. In Celebes, the leaves are used as a substitute for tea. [Medicinal Plants (Indigenous and Exotic) Used in Ceylon]
Roots antibilious, for flatulence, stomachache. Flower paste given to cure abnormally heavy periodic flow. Mucilaginous capsules for diseases of bowels, fruit decoction as an emollient. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Mucilaginous, used for the diseases of the bowels; a decoction is used as emollient. Root—astringent, antibilious, antiphlegmonous, febrifuge. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
This herb is used as an emollient. The fruit is mucilaginous. The root is used medicinally as it is considered astringent, anti-bilious and anti-phlegmonous. In Celebes, the leaves are used as a substitute for tea. [Medicinal Plants (Indigenous and Exotic) Used in Ceylon]
8 Published articles of Pentapetes phoenicea
1. Therapeutic hypoglycemic potential of Pentapetes phoenicea L. in experimentally induced hyperglycemic rats Sharma, N., P.C. Gupta, and C.V. Rao, Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS, 2014. 17(5): p. 709-14.
2. Pharmacognostical, p.i.a.H.f.o.P.p.L.l.N., Sharma, et al., Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources, 2014. 5(2): p. 158-163.
3. In-vitro antiradical and inhibitory potential of Pentapetes phoenicea Linn. leaves against digestive enzymes related to diabetes Nisha, S., P.C. Gupta, and C.V. Rao, Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2013. 6(5): p. 569-572.
4. Brine shrimp bioassay of Pentapetes phoenicea Linn. and Ipomoea carnea Jacq. leaves Nisha, S., et al., Der Pharmacia Lettre, 2013. 5(1): p. 162-167.
5. Rediscovery of a white flowered Pentapetes phoenicea Banerjee, A.K., H.S. Panday, and N.C. Majumdar, Plantsman, 1989. 10(4): p. 255-256.
6. CYTOLOGY OF PENTAPETES-PHOENICEA Subrahmanyam, G.V., M.A. Nazeer, and D. Ohri, Cell and Chromosome Newsletter, 1980. 3(3): p. 48-49.
7. Medicine for treating burn and scald, c.c.s., Chinese Lobelia, Begonia edulis, Angelica, Aloe, Pentapetes phoenicea, Cupparis spinosa and Monochoria vaginaliss Yang, J. Yang J.
8. Drug composition used for treating diabetic foot, c.A.h., Pentapetes phoenicea, common fennel, palm, pubescent pepper herb, catechu, Bletilla striata, Metaplexis, Hibiscus flower, Microcos, sunflower root and licorice Qin, Y. Qin Y.
3 comments:
Sir,
I want to buy this Plant, can you tell me from where I can buy this. I m from india
Plant is photograph from Panipat. I dont know the sellers of it
I had this plant but didn't know the name of this, now I know the name n not available in my city.
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