Limnophila aromatica Health Dictionary

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Limnophila Aromatica: From 1 Different Sources

(Lam.) Druce.

Synonym: L. gratissima Blume.

Family: Scrophulariaceae.

Habitat: South Bihar, Orissa, Assam, Western parts of South India, up to 600 m, also in back waters.

Folk: Aamragandha Karpuur (non-classical); Karpuur (Bengal); Ambuli (Maharashtra); Manganari (Kerala). Kuttra.

Action: Plant—galactagogue, aperient, antiseptic. Juice given in fever and to nursing mothers when milk is sour. Oil—antiseptic.

The plant gave an essential oil (0.1%), containing d-limolene and d-perillal- dehyde as principal constituents. The essential oil showed significant antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus oryzae.

The plant, made into a liniment with coconut oil, is used in elephantiasis.

L. conferia Benth., known as Munga- nari in Kerala, contains flavonoids showing anti-inflammatory activity, quercetin showed significant activity only at a dose of 150 mg/kg, while wogonin, nevadensin and quercetin- pentamethyl ether at 75 mg/kg. The essential oil from the plant exhibited antifungal activity against ringworm fungi.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Curcuma Aromatica

Salisb.

Family: Zingiberaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated chiefly in West Bengal and Kerala.

English: Wild turmeric, Yellow Zedoary.

Ayurvedic: Karpuraa, Aranya-rajani kanda, Van Haridraa.

Unani: Daarchob.

Siddha/Tamil: Kastoori Manjal.

Action: Uses similar to those of C. longa. Essential oil from rhizomes— antimicrobial, antifungal and anthelmintic. The tubers are applied externally to bruises and sprains, to skin eruptions and infections. A decoction is administered in biliary gastritis.

Fresh rhizomes contain a number of sesquiterpenes including curdione and cerumol. Curcumol and curdione showed inhibitory activity on sarcoma 180 in mice.

The rhizomes yield 6.1% of an essential oil with d-camphene 0.8, d- camphor 2.5, sesquiterpenes 65.5, ses- quiterpene alcohols 22.0, acids 0.7%. The essential oil shows high amounts of ar-curcumene (18.6%), beta-cur- cumene (25.5%) and xanthorrhizol (25.7%).

The oil, on intraperitoneal administration, partly reversed toxipathic hepatitis in mice induced by CCl4.

Dosage: Rhizome—1-3 g powder. (CCRAS.)... curcuma aromatica

Limnophila Indica

(Lam.) Bruce.

Synonym: L. gratioloides R. Br. L. racemosa Benth.

Family: Scrophulariaceae.

Habitat: Throughout India in damp places, swamps and rice fields.

Folk: Kuttra; Karpuur (Bengal), Ambuli (Maharashtra); Manganari (Kerala).

Action: Plant—carminative, antiseptic. Leaves—an infusion is given in dyspepsia and dysentery. A liniment prepared from the plant is used in elephantiasis.

Related species: L. rugosa (Roth) Merrill, synonym L. roxburghii G. Don, known as Kaalaa Karpuur (throughout India), is used as diuretic, stomachic, digestive tonic. Also used as a hair perfume.... limnophila indica

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