Lasiosiphon eriocephalus Health Dictionary

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Decne.

Family: Thymelaceaceae.

Habitat: Deccan and Western Ghats, from Konkan southwards to Kerala at altitudes of 1,200-2,500 m.

Siddha: Nachinaar (Tamil).

Folk: Raamethaa (Maharashtra).

Action: Barkandleaves—poisonous. Plant—vesicant. Leaves are applied to swellings and contusions.

The stem bark and seeds contain a xanthone glycoside, lasioside and a biscoumarin, lasiocephatin.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Gnida Glauca

(Fresen.) Gilg.

Synonym: G. eriocephalus Meis. Lasiosiphon glaucus Fresen. L. eriocephalus (Meisner) Decne.

Habitat: Western Ghats.

Action: Leaf—anti-inflammatory; used for contusions and swellings. Plant—vesicant.

The plant contains bicoumarins, lysocephalin and lasiocrin; a coumarin glucoside, crioside, and a bicoumarin glycoside, eriocephaloside. The plant also gave ingiresinol, syringin, gen- kwanin and its glycoside, beta-sitos- terol and its glucoside.... gnida glauca

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