Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. A potential folk ... - NERIST

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Table 1: Systematic position of Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. Taxonomy Hierarchy Phylum Class Order Family Name Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Verbenaceae Genus Clerodendrum L. Species Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. Table 2: Vernacular names of Clerodendrum colebrookianum in north eastern states of India. Asian J Pharm Biol Res |Oct-Dec 2012 | Vol-2 | Issue-4 gamosepalous, persistent, sepaloid, campanulate with several peltate glands, sepals 5 and glandular. Calyx-teeth short triangular, reddish purple. Corolla gamopetalous, petals 5, white in colour, tube nearly glabrous, stamens 4, didynamous, filiform. Gynoecium has exerted style and shorter than stamen with 4 loculi. Anthers reddish or marron, introse. Fruit is drupe, subglobose, glossy and bluish green in colour that turns on black [7] on drying . Clerodendrum colebrookianum is distinguished by having broadly ovate or cordate leaf blade with large peltate glands or glands on the abaxial surface of the leaf base and corymb thrysoid inflorescence (Figure 1a). The taxonomical State Arunachal Pradesh Assam Nagaland Mizoram Meghalaya Manipur Vernacular Names Tapen (Adi); Papua-toh (Bangni); Poto (Nishi); Potto ooh (Hill Miri); Doloin/Jylon (Aka); Dringi (Zeme- Naga); Papa tsitsu (Memba); Nephaphu (Nocte/Singpho/Khampti/Tangsa); Ongin (Adi, Apatani); Pherkhom (Mikir); Unpui (Kuki); Khangjela-shing (Monpa); Ganmakhei (Kilya-Naga), Huikam (Marring); Arum (Lotha -Naga, Konyak -Naga); Yananing (Sema-Naga). Nephaphu (Assmese/ Bodo Kachari/Tiwa/Miri), Naga sag (Tea tribes); Sgainyaopalai, Mismao (Dimasa Kachari); Anphui (Hmar); Mishimau (Barman); Puihnam (Lushai) Orematong, Umrem (Naga) Phuinum (Mizo) Jarem, Sia-long (Khasi); Dien-ja-rem-kyntheri, Jhr-khtung (Jaintia); Yay-iong (Garo) Kuthab, Kutab-manbi (Manipuri) Table 3. Uses of Clerodendrum colebrookianum against hypertension by various tribes of North East India. State Tribe Plant parts Mode of administration References Arunachal Tangsa Leaves, twig Boiled in water and mixed with a few Nath and Bodoloi 1993 Pradesh ground pieces of Allium sativum L. (Lasun / Tangsa) and salt, are prescribed orally as soup or decoction for a consecutive period of three months, twice a day, on alternate days at 200 g per dose Bangnis Leaves Decoction or juice given orally Gupta 2000 Nishi Leaves Decoction (3-4 tea spoonful) twice daily Bhuyan 2003 Apatani Leaves Boiled or infusion is taken orally Khongsai et al. 2011, Kala 2005 Hill Miri Leaves Juice Tag and Das 2004 Memba Leaves Decoction Rethy et al. 2010 Adi Leaves Decoction taken 3-4 tea spoonful twice daily Srivastava and Choudhary 2008, Srivastava and Adi community 2009 Monpa Leaves Decoction with sugar Namsa et al. 2011 Assam Hmar Leaves Leaf juice are eaten after heating Nath and Choudhury 2010 Jaintia, Lushai Leaves Taken as raw Sajem and Gosai 2006, 2010 Moran Leaves Decoction Buragohain 2011 Dimasa Kachari Leaves Leaf extract Tamuli and Sharma 2010 Zeme Leaves Soup Tamuli and Saikia 2004 Mishing Young twig Boiled Gogoi et al. 2010 Assamese Leaves Boiled and extract Gogoi et al. 2003 257
Asian J Pharm Biol Res |Oct-Dec 2012 | Vol-2 | Issue-4 Table 4: Uses of Clerodendrum colebrookianum against various ailments by different tribes of North East India. Disease State Tribe Plant parts Mode of administration References Abdominal pain Assam Tai-Ahom Leaves Three teaspoonful leaf extract is mixed with small amount of Kalita and Phukan 2010 common salt and is taken thrice daily Anthelmintic Assam Assamese Leaves - Jain and Saklani Antidote Nagaland Naga Leaves Infusion of leaves mixed with bark paste of the “menpan plant” is drunk 1992 Changkija 1999 Blood purifier Assam Lushai Leaves - Sajem and Gosai 2010 Colics in infants Mizoram Mizo Leaves Juice of 5 ml twice daily Sharma et al. 2001 Cough Arunachal Pradesh Adi, Nishi Leaves - Jain and Saklani 1992 Diabetes Assam Jaintia Leaves Taken raw Sajem and Gosai 2006 Barman community Leaves Decoction Das and Sharma 2003 Zeme Leaves Decoction Tamuli and Saikia 2004 Mizoram Mizo Leaves Decoction Sharma et al. 2001 Diarrhoea and dysentery Gastric disorders Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Adi, Nishi Leaves Juice Jain and Saklani 1992 Dimasa Kachari Root Extract Tamuli and Sharma 2010 Bangni Leaf, tender Decoction or juice Gupta 2006 stem a a b c d e Figure 1: (a) Clerodendrum colebrookianum in its natural habitat, (b) flowering, (c) terminal panicle inflorescence with white flowers, (d) matured fruits and (e) seedling 258
Page 1: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and
Page 5 and 6: Asian J Pharm Biol Res |Oct-Dec 201

Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. A potential folk ... - NERIST

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?