Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

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Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Synonym ◮ T. angulata Lam.
Family ◮ Tiliaceae.
Habitat ◮ Throughout tropical and
subtropical India, up to 1,200 m in
the Himalayas.
English ◮ Burbush, Burweed.
Ayurvedic ◮ Jhinjhireetaa, Gippit.
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Ottupullu.
Folk ◮ Chikti, Biriyaaraa.
Action ◮ Leaves and bark—astringent,
anticholerin, demulcent. Used
in diarrhoea and dysentery. Root—
styptic, diuretic, galactogenic. Hot
infusion facilitates childbirth and
hastens parturition. Pounded roots
are given for the treatment of ulcers.
Leaves and flowers—used against
leprosy.
T. rotundifolia Linn., known as Mudappondu
in Tamil Nadu and Bankitutturi
in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka,isusedasademulcent.Alcoholic
extract of the root showed antiinflammatory
activity and reduced cotton
pellet granuloma formation in albino
rats. Alcoholic extract of the whole
plant exhibited antimicrobial activity.
Tropaeolum majus Linn.
Family ◮ Tropaeolaceae.
Tulipa gesneriana Linn. 677
Habitat ◮ Native to South America;
grownasanornamentalandsalad
herb.
English ◮ Garden Nasturtium, Indian
Cress, Climbing-Nasturtium.
Action ◮ Leaves—an infusion
increases resistance to bacterial infections,
reduces catarrh formation
and expels phlegm. Juice of the
plant—given internally for treating
scrofula. Flowers—used for healing
wounds. Seeds— purgative.
Common Nasturtium contains glucocyanates
(including glycotropeoline),
spilanthol, myrosin (an enzyme),
oxalic acid and vitamin C. The leaves
from the young plant showed greater
antibiotic activity than the stems; roots
were inactive.
Extracts and preparations of T. majus
are found efficacious in the infections
of urinary and respiratory tract,
but have no effect on infections of the
biliary tract or in typhoid fever.
Tulipa gesneriana Linn.
Family ◮ Liliaceae.
Habitat ◮ Western Himalayas at
altitudes of 1,500–2,400 m.
English ◮ Common Garden Tulip,
Late Tulip. Tulip tree is equated
with Liriodendron tulipifera.
Unani ◮ Tulipa stellata Hook bulbs
are wrongly equated with Suranjaan
of Unani medicine. Colchicum
luteum Baker is the source of
Suranjaan Talkh (bitter), and
Merendera persica of Suranjaan
Shireen (sweet).
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