Morphological information

A shrub, 1- 3 m high, trunk hardly any branches shaggy and tomentose at the tips; Leaves 10 – 18 cm long, ovate – lanceolate, acuninate, base rounded or cuneate, glabrate above and tomentose with compound stellate hairs beneath. Borne on axillary cymes. Flowers small, purple. Fruits globose, pyrenes usually 4.

Flowering                 : June-September

Fruiting                    : October-January

History                    :

Parts                      : Leaves and root.

Status                   : Low risk.

Phytochemistry

Besides diterpenoids, the leaves also contain C22- C24 fatty acids, ethyl ester of C23 fatty acid, 7, 3, 3'- trimethylquercetin, 7- 0 glucuronides of luteolin and apigenin and ursolic, 2α- hydeoxyursolic, L(+) α- amino- β  -(p- methoxyphenyl)- propionic and crategolic acids and β- sitosterol and its β- D- glucoside

 

Ayurvedic

The plant is used as a drug known as Priyangu or Phalawati, for obstetrical conditions. It also forms one of the ingredients of a compound drug Lodhrasa used for skin diseases.

Others

The leaves, applied hot, are reported to give relief in rheumatic pains. A paste of the seed is employed in treating oral ulcers. The seeds are reported to be used in treating leprosy and as diuretic; the seeds and roots are employed as stomachic

 

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