Plectranthus mollis Health Dictionary

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Spreng.

Synonym: P. incanus Link.

Family: Labiatae; Lamiaceae.

Habitat: Temperate Himalayas from Simla to Sikkim and in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Western Ghats.

Folk: Laal-Aghaadaa (Maharashtra).

Action: Leaves—styptic, febrifuge.

The aerial parts yielded an essential oil (0.35%) containing piperitenone oxide (45.01) and cis-pipestone oxide (35.70%) as major constituents.

The antimicrobial activity of 10 mg of the oil was found to be the same as that of 10 units of penicillin G. sodium. The essential oil also exhibited cardiac depressant, respiratory stimulant and vasoconstrictor action. The leaves and flowering tops, in addition to the oil, also contain resin and tannin.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Sophora Mollis

Grah. ex Baker.

Synonym: Edwardsia moltis Royle.

Family: Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.

Habitat: Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal, up to an altitude of 2,100 m.

English: Himalayan Laburnum.

Action: Seeds—used for destroying vermin. Root—used for promoting hair growth.

The seeds contain an alkaloid cyti- sine. The root imparts dark colour to hair.

The seeds of S. secundiflora Lag. ex DC., known as Mescal-or Coral-Bean (Native to America, grown in Indian gardens) also contain substantial amounts of cytisine.

The alkaloid, (-)-N-methylcytisine, isolated from the seeds, exhibited hy- poglycaemic activity in mice.... sophora mollis

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