Pisonia aculeata Health Dictionary

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Linn.

Family: Nyctaginaceae.

Habitat: The sea coast in Peninsular India, also in the Andaman Islands.

Siddha/Tamil: Karindu.

Folk: Baghachuur (Bengal).

Action: Bark and leaves—counterir- ritant for swellings and rheumatic pains. Fresh leaves—used as a wash for scabies.

Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Meconopsis Aculeata

Royle.

Family: Papaveraceae.

Habitat: Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon, between 3,300-4,500 m.

English: Blue Poppy.

Folk: Gul-e-Nilam (Kashmir), Gudi, Kunda, Kanderi (Punjab), Kalihaari (Himachal).

Action: Plant—diuretic. Root— narcotic.

In Garhwal Himalayas, the whole plant is used as a blood purifier and to reduce blood pressure. The natives apply the plant paste externally in rheumatic pains as anodyne.

Meconopsis horridula Hook, known as Tasargaun in Tibet, is used for cardiac and respiratory disorder.

Meconopsis napaulensis DC., synonym M. wallichii HK. (temperate and alpine Himalaya from Nepal to Bhutan at 2,700-5,200 m) also exhibits narcotic properties. The roots gave alkaloids— protopine, magnoflorine, cryptopine, coptisine, allocryptopine, rhoeadine, papaverrubines E and D, corysamine and2-methyl-6-methoxy-l,2,3,4-tetra- hydro-beta-carboline.... meconopsis aculeata

Pisonia Grandis

R. Br.

Synonym: P. morindaefolia R. Br. ex Wt.

Family: Nyctaginaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated in gardens in Chennai and other places near the sea on both east and west coasts.

English: Lettuce tree.

Siddha/Tamil: Chandi keerai, Leechai kottai keerai, Nachu Kottai keerai.

Action: Fresh leaf—diuretic, used in inflammations (of elephantoid nature in legs and other parts). Root—purgative.

The plant gave octacosanol, beta- sitosterol, alpha-spinasterol, beta-si- tosterol-b eta-D-glucopyranoside, dul- citol and quercetin.

Karkata, Karkataakhya, Kuli- rashringaaya, Kuliravishaanikaa, Vakraa, Vishaani. Ajashringi (also equated with Gymnema sylvestre).

Unani: Kaakraasingi, Kakar.

Siddha/Tamil: Karkatagasingi.

Action: Gall—astringent, expectorant, antiasthmatic, antidysenteric, styptic.

Key application: In cough, bronchitis and dyspnoea. (The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.)

The tetracyclic triterpenes, pistaci- gerrimones A, B and C have been isolated from the galls produced on the leaves.

Alpha-pinene 21.8, beta-pinene 16.2, alpha-phellandrene 15.5 and delta-carene 11% are major constituents of the essential oil extracted from galls. The oil is reported to exhibit CNS- depressant, antispasmodic, carminative and antibacterial, antiprotozoal, antiamoebic, anthelmintic activities.

Dosage: Gall—3-6 g powder. (API, Vol. I.)... pisonia grandis

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