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Crude drug name | Market name | Palas papara |
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| Formal name | Palasa | |
Other names Tips！ | Palasa papra (T), Palasha bija (B), Palasha papra (H), Muttuga bija (K), Plasu, Camata (M), Moduga (Te), Camata (Ta), Rgyaskyegssin (Ti), Bulyatra, Hashta karni palas, Palas, Tesu (N), Kela, Gas-kela (Sin) | |
| English name | Flame of the Forest, Bengal Kino | |
| Original plant name | Butea monosperma Kuntze, Flame of the Forest, Bengal Kino | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12010 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Palasa (Seeds/fruit pieces), Flame of the Forest, Bengal Kino | |||
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| Original plant name | Butea monosperma Kuntze | ||||
| Family name | Leguminosae | ||||
| Used part | Seeds, Gum, Bark, Leaves, Flowers | ||||
| Distribution area | Thoughout India, upto 1200m and also planted. | ||||
| Common uses | Seeds have antifertility, aperient and rubifacient properties. They are considered useful in abdominal tumours/tumors, urinary and skin diseases, piles worm infestation, boils and pimples. They are sometimes substituted for santonins. Seeds yield an oil called Moodooga Oil or Kino-Tree Oil, which yields triglycerides. The fraction rich in saturated glycerides, may be used as a base for ointments and the other as a solvent for the drugs. | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids From Seeds: 15-Hydroxypentacosanoic acid (*C5), From Stems: Nonacosanoic acid (*C8) Lipids From Stems: 21-Methylene-22-hydroxy-24-oxooctacosanoic acid methyl ester (*C2), 4-Pentacosanylphenol (*C2), Pentacosanyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (*C2), 2,14-Dihydroxy-11,12-dimethyl-8-oxo-octadec-11-enylcyclohexane (*C8) Triterpenoids From Leaves: 3alpha-Hydroxyeuph-25-enyl heptacosanoate (*C1) From Stem Bark: Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol (*C7), 3alpha-Hydroxyeuph-25-ene (*C8) Sterols From Stem Bark: Stigmasterol (*C7) Steroid saponins & Sapogenins From Stems: Sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside (*C8) Isoflavones From Seeds: 5,6,7,4'-Tetrahydroxy-8-methoxyisoflavone-6-O-rhamnopyranoside (*C6), 5,4'-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone (*C7), 7,4'-Dihydroxy-5-methoxyisoflavone (*C7) Phenol derivatives From Stems: 3-Methoxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarp-6-ene (*C2), 6a,11a-Dihydro-9-methoxy-6H-Benzofuro[3,2-c][1]benzopyran-3-ol (*C7) Other nitrogen containing compounds From Seeds: Carbamic acid (*C3), 5,6-Dihydro-3,6-dioxo-1,2,4-triazine-4(3H)-carboxylic acid methyl ester (*4), Hydrazinecarboxylic acid methyl ester (*C5) | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | A composite powder from the dried seeds of B. monosperma, Embelia ribes Burm.f. and Mallotus philippensis Muell.-Arg. was found to be effective in controlling the worm Hymenolepis nana (V. siebold) in human intestine. However, the clinical use of seeds as an anthelmintic drug in humans is not safe as it may produce nephrotoxicity. The hot alcoholic extract of the seeds showed significant anti-implantation and anti-ovulatory activity in rats and rabbits respectively. It also showed partial abortive activity in mice. A crude saline extract (0.9%) of the seeds agglutinates the erythrocytes of several animal species. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), p 314. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 42. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 274. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 340. | |||
| Research paper | *C1 Shukla, Y. N., Mishra, M. and Kumar, S.; Indian J. Chem., Sect. B: 41B, 881-83 (2002). *C2 Shukla, Y. N., Misra, M. and Kumar, S.; Indian J. Chem., Sect. B: 41B, 1283-85 (2002). *C3 Porwal, M., Sharma, S. and Metha, B. K.; Indian J. Chem., Sect. B: 27B, 281-82 (1988). *C4 Porwal, M., Metha, B. K. and Gupta, D. N.; Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. (India), 11, 81-84 (1988). *C5 Sharma, S., Batra, A. and Metha, B. K.; Indian J. Chem., Sect. B: 30B, 715-16 (1991). *C6 Saxena, V. K. and Sharma, D. N.; J. Inst. Chem. (India), 70, 218-20 (1998). *C7 Bandara, B. M. R., Kumar, N. S. and Wimalasiri, K. M. S.; J. Natl. Sci. Counc. Sri Lanka, 18, 97-103 (1990). *C8 Mishra, M., Shukla, Y. N. and Kumar, S.; Phytochemistry, 54, 835-38 (2000). | ||||
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