MEDICINAL PLANTS OF SIKKIM

 

 

Basic Information

 

                

Species                       : Malva sylvestris Linn

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Family                       : Malvaceae

Habitat                       : An erect, branched, woody biennial perennial herb. Thrives well in moist places.

Distribution                 : Distributed in temperate region.

SSikkim                        : Dentam.

Outside                        : Punjab, Kumaon, Mysore, Madras, West Bengal, Siberia, Causaus, Europe, North Africa.

A perennial, 0.3- 1.2 m high. Stem tall, erect, strong, woody, branched. Leaves on big stalks, 3- 7 lobed, reniform at the base. Lobes radiating from a common centre, the lobes shallow, the margin scalloped, smooth above, roughly hairy below. Bracteoles ovate, entire, shorter than the campanulate calyx. Corolla 3- 8 cm diameter, purple with veins of deeper tint, much longer than the calyx. Flower stalks slender, spreading. Fruit smooth netted with short style. Seeds many, reniform.

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Parts                             : Whole plant

Status                           : Low risk

Phytochemistry            : A new anthocyanin isolated and characterized as malvidin-3-(6”-malonylglucosido)-5-glucoside.

 

Unani                            : Febrifuge; for blepharitis and all inflammatory conditions; internally good for sore throat, chronic bronchitis, jaundice and

                                      scorpion sting.

 

Other

 In tenesmus it- is employed as a clyster, in external inflammation as a poultice. It is used in affections of the mucous membrane of the pulmonary tract and of the urinary bladder. Flowers, Flores malvae, used for gargles and mouthwashes.

 


Reference

 

1. Anonymous (1962). The Wealth of India (Vol. 6). Publication and Information directorate CSIR, New Delhi. 225- 226.

2. Bhujel, R.B. (1996). Studies on the Dicotyledonous Flora of Darjeeling District. Unpublished Ph.D Thesis University of North Bengal. 78.

3. Dr. MY Shiva, (1986). Medicinal Plants for Economic Exploitation in Eastern Himalayas, Regional Seminar on Medicinal Plants, North Eastern Region, Guwahati (Assam) 35- 49.

4. Grierson, A.J.C. & D.G. Long (1984). Flora of Bhutan. (Vol. 1, Part 2) Royal Botanic Garden. 328, 327.

5. Stainton, Adam & Oleg Polunin (1987). The Flowers of Himalayas, Oxford University press. 8.

6. Progress Report of the Project "Studies on Medicinal Plants of Sikkim" (1998- 2001). State Council of Science and Technology for Sikkim.