Elephantopus scaber Linn.Family: Asteraceae
Vernacular names:
Bengali: হস্তী পাদ hasti pada, Gojialata, Shamdulum ,
Chinese: 地胆草, ku di dan
English: Elephant foot, False tobacco, Prickly-leaved elephant’s foot
Gujarati: Bhopathari
Hindi: अधोमुख adhomukha, बन तम्बाखू ban-tambakhu, गोभी gobhi
Jawa: Tapak liman
Kannada: ಆನೆಕಾಲು ಗಿಡ aanekaalu gida, ಹಸ್ತಿ ಪಾದ hasti pada, Hakkarike
Konkani: hakkarike
Malayalam: ആനച്ചുവടി aanaccuvati
Marathi: हस्तीपात hastipata, पातरी OR पाथरी pathari
Nepalese: सहस्त्र बुटि sahasra buti
Oriya: mayurachula
Sanskrit: अधपातः adhapata, गोजिह्वा gojihva OR गोजिव्हा gojivha, खरपर्णिनी kharaparnini, प्रस्तरिणी prastarini, Karipadam
Tamil: யானைச்சுவடி yanai-c-cuvati
Telugu: Enugu tamara ఏనుగు తామర
Urdu: گوبهی gobhi
Burmese: Katoopin
French: lastron marron
Taiwan: teng khia
Filipino: dila dila
Ayurvedic Uses: Astringent, alterative, febrifuge, Antimicrobial.
In Burma, a decoction of the aerial parts is drunk to treat irregular menses. In China, the plant is eaten as a salad and is a believed to improve general health. In several Southeast Asian countries the plant is used to break fevers and prompt urination. [Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Asia and the Pacific]
The effect of aqueous ethanol extracts and the isolated compound deoxyelephantopin from E. scaber Linn. was evaluated on excision, incision, and dead space wound models in rats. The wound-healing activity was assessed by the rate of wound contraction, period of epithelialization, skin-breaking strength, weight of the granulation tissue, and collagen content. Histological study of the granulation tissue was carried out to know the extent of collagen formation in the wound tissue.
Plant—astringent, cardiac tonic, diuretic, mucilaginous, emmolient (used in dysuria, diarrhoea, dysentery. Leaves applied to ulcers and eczema. Roots—given to patients with heart and liver affections; topically in rheumatism. Root and leaf— used in dysuria and other urethral complaints. An infusion of the whole plant is used to stimulate diuresis, reduce fever and to eliminate bladder stones. The decoction is also used in peptic ulcers, swelling or pain in stomach. Plant is also used in piles and scabies. [Indian Medicinal Plants Ayurveda]
In Burma, a decoction of the stems and leaves is drunk to regulate menses. In Malaysia, the scraping of the roots in betel quid is used to curb vomiting and the leaves are eaten as salad by Chinese. InVietnam, the plant is used to promote urination and recovery from childbirth. A decoction of the entire plant is used to treat pulmonary diseases and to soothe inflamed parts. A decoction of the leaves is used to treat venereal diseases. In India, the plant is used to invigorate health, relieve the bowels from costiveness, assuage pain, soothe inflammation and to stimulate venereal desire. In the Philippines, the plant is used to combat fever and to promote urination. In Taiwan, the roots are used to assuage pain in the chest. In Indonesia, the roots pounded in water are used to treat leucorrhea and anemia. The plant is used to promote urination and to combat fever. In China, the plant is used to promote urination and to soothe inflammation. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future? ]
Whole plant: Decoction applied on mycoses (fungal diseases).[Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]
Chemical Constituents: The plant contains germacranolide dilactones. Hydroxylated germacanolides, molephantin andmolephantinin, exhibited cytotoxic and antitumour properties. The plant also gave epifriedelanol, lupeol, stigmasterol, triacontan-l-ol and dotriacontan-l-ol. Plant contains deoxyelephantopine, an antitumoral sesquiterpene lactone.
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