Leucas aspera: A review

Leucas aspera: A review

Leucas aspera commonly known as 'Thumbai' is distributed throughout India from the Himalayas down to Ceylon. The plant is used traditionally as an antipyretic and insecticide. Medicinally, it has been proven to possess various pharmacological activities like antifungal, antioxidant, antimi...

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Published in:Pharmacognosy reviews Vol. 4; no. 7; pp. 85 - 87
Main Authors: Prajapati, M S, Patel, J B, Modi, K, Shah, M B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2010
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Subjects:
Acids
Anti-infective agents
Antimicrobial agents
Bacteria
Chemical properties
E coli
Flowers & plants
Lamiaceae
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Herbal
Mosquitoes
Properties
Review
India
triterpenoid
Leucas aspera
Antimicrobial activity
lamiaceae
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Summary:Leucas aspera commonly known as 'Thumbai' is distributed throughout India from the Himalayas down to Ceylon. The plant is used traditionally as an antipyretic and insecticide. Medicinally, it has been proven to possess various pharmacological activities like antifungal, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activity. Further, studies reveal the presence of various phytochemical constituents mainly triterpenoids, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and b-sitosterol, nicotine, sterols, glucoside, diterpenes, phenolic compounds (4-(24-hydroxy-1-oxo-5-n-propyltetracosanyl)-phenol). These studies reveal that L. aspera is a source of medicinally active compounds and have various pharmacological effects; hence, this drug encourage finding its new therapeutic uses.
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ISSN:0973-7847
0976-2787
DOI:10.4103/0973-7847.65330