Cressa crética Health Dictionary

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Cressa Crética: From 1 Different Sources

Linn.

Family: Convolvulaceae.

Habitat: Costal regions of India.

Ayurvedic: Rudanti, Rudantikaa, Rudravanti.

Siddha/Tamil: Uppu Sanaga. Folk: Khardi.

Action: Expectorant, stomachic, antibilious, alterative.

Air-dried, powdered whole plant gave «-octacosanol, scopoletin, um- belliferone, isopimpinellin, beta-sitos- terol and its -D(+)-glucoside and quer- cetin.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Fagonia Cretica

Linn.

Synonym: F. arabica Linn. (Correct name for Indian sp. is Fagonia schweifurthii Hadidi. F. bruguieri DC. is not a synonym of F. cretica, according to CDRI.)

Family: Zygophyllaceae.

Habitat: Western India, upper Gangetic plains and Peninsular India.

Ayurvedic: Dhanvayaasa, Dhan- vayavaasa, Dhanvayaasaka, Duraal- abhaa, Samudraantaa. Gaandhaari, Kachhuraa, Anantaa, Duhsparshaa. (Alhagi pseudalhagi is used as a substitute for F. cretica.)

Unani: Dhamaasaa.

Action: Astringent, antiseptic, blood-purifier and febrifuge. Applied to abscesses, scrofulous glands and wounds; also given as a prophylactic against smallpox. Bark—used for dermatosis Extract of aerial parts—antiviral, antiamphetaminic, spasmogenic. Plant ash—given to children suffering from anaemia.

The aerial parts contain several tri- terpenoid saponins which gave sa- pogenin, nahagenin, oleanolic acid. Aerial parts also gave diterpenes, fa- gonone and its derivatives, besides flavonoids.

The flavonoids, quercetin and kaem- pferol, isolated from the leaves and flowers, showed antimicrobial activity.

The fruits are rich in ascorbic acid.

Dosage: Whole plant—50-100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)... fagonia cretica

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