Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Dronapushpa |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Dronapuspi | |
Other names Tips！ | Dronpushpi (T), Barahalkasa (B), Goma, Motapati (H), Tumpa (M), Tumni, Peddatumni (Te), Dron pusni (N) | |
| English name | Spiderwort | |
| Original plant name | Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng., Spiderwort | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | whole plant |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Shakya Vaidya Pasal | |
| Collection date | 1983/07/31 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 5926 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Dronapuspi (Whole plant), Spiderwort | |||
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| Synonyms | Apara, Ksavaka, Rajaksavaka, Ksudhabhijanaka, Krura, Kutumbakahva, Sitapuspa, Drona, Phalapuspa, Dirghapatra, Kumbhayoni, Citraksupa, Kutumba, Supuspa, Citrapatrika. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. | ||||
| Family name | Labiatae | ||||
| Used part | Whole plant especially leaves | ||||
| Distribution area | Himalayan and Madesh and Terai region of Nepal at 100 to 200m and ascending upto 1800m in the Himalayas. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | The plant is stimulant, diaphoretic and insecticide. It is reported to possess rennet like properties. Syrup of the flowers is used as a domestic remedy for coughs and colds. Fresh juice is used in certain localities as an external application in scabies. It is used in anorexia, dyspepsia, fever, helminthic manifestations, jaundice, psoriasis, respiratory diseases and skin diseases. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Agnimandya (reduced digestive fire), Arsas (hemorrhoids), Kamala (jaundice), Krmi (worm infestation), Sopha (oedema), Paksaghata (paralysis), Kapha ama (morbid product resulted due to Kapha), Tamaka svasa (a kind of respiratory disorder). | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids Labellenic acid (*C2) Other aliphatic and related compounds 1-Heptan-3-ol (*C4) Monoterpenoids Menthol (*C4), delta-Fenchene (*C4), beta-Ionone (*C4), Decahydronaphthalene (*C4), p-Ceneole (*C4), Menthone (*C4), alpha-Pinene (*C4), beta-Pinene (*C4) Sesquiterpenoids alpha-Cadinol (*C4), Caryophyllene oxide (*C4), Germacrene (*C4), Espatulenol (*C4), trans-Caryophyllene (*C4), Guaiol (*C4), delta-Elenene (*C4) Carotenoids beta-Carotene (*C3) Steroids beta-Sitosterol (*C1) Phenol derivatives p-Eugenol (*C4) | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Ruksa (Dry), Tiksna (Sharp) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Bhedani (purgative), Rucya (improves taste), Pathya (good for health) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Juice of Dronapuspi (Leucas cephalotes) should be used as collyrium in jaundice. 2. Juice of Dronapuspi is efficacious in visama jvara (malarial fever) especially Vata Kapha type fever. 3. The juice of Dronapuspi pounded with rice water is used in eye diseases. | ||||
| Formulation | Kaccoradi oil, Lasuna ghrtam, Pathadigulika, Kompancadi gulika. | ||||
| Related drugs | Leucas aspera (Willd.) Spr. and L. stricta Benth. are also used to obtain similar drug. | ||||
| Comments | Its synonym phalapuspa indicates that it exhibits flowers and fruits simultaneously. Supuspa means it has beautiful flowers. The leaves of dronapuspi is said to have svadu (sweet) rasa and guru (heavy) and ruksa guna (quality). It is said to be pittakrt (aggravates Pitta) and bhedana (purgative). | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 3 (Repr.1996), pp 316-318. 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 153. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 138. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, p 2017. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 85. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 707-709. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 200. Medicinal plants of Nepal p 69. | |||
| Research paper | *C1 Bahadur, K. D. and Sen, A. B., Quaterly Journal of Crude Drug Research, 9, 1453-54 (1969). *C2 Sinha, S., Ansari, A. A. and Osman, S. M., Chemistry & Industry, 2, 67 (1978). *C3 Rajyalakshmi, P., Venkatalaxmi, K., Venkatalakshmamma, K., Jyothsna, Y. and Devi, K. B., 56, 225-38 (2001). *C4 Choudhury, A. R. and Tripathi, S., Indian Perfumer, 45, 81-82 (2001). | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/11/16 | ||||
