Trianthema portulacastrum L. - desert horsepurslane
Trianthema portulacastrum L. - desert horsepurslane
Trianthema portulacastrum L. - desert horsepurslane
MH087 : Trianthema portulacastrum L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 217 |
| Synonym | : | Portulaca toston Blanco.;
Portulacastrum monogynum Medic.;
Tetragonia chisimajensis Chiov.;
Trianthema flexuosum Schumach.;
Trianthema hydaspicum Edgew.;
Trianthema littoralis Cordem.;
Trianthema monogyna L.;
Trianthema obcordata Roxb.;
Trianthema procumbens Mill.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wasu. Khaparkhuti, Desert Horse Purslane, Giant pigweed, Horse-Purslane • Bengali: Gadabani, Godabani, Kulphasag, Swetpunarnova • Hindi: Sabuni, Salsabuni, Svetsabuni, Vishakhapara • Kannada: Muchchugoni, Bili komme • Malayalam: Talutama, tavilama • Marathi: Pundhari-ghentuli • Nepali: Seto punarnava • Oriya: Luduru sag • Sanskrit: Chiratika, Dhanapatra, Dirghapatrika • Tamil: Sharunnai, Shavalai, Charu velai • Telugu: ambatimadu, galijeru, ghelijehru |
| Plant Family | : | Zygophyllaceae / Aizoaceae |
| Description | : | Annual up to 35 cm long. Stem glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Leaves sub-orbiculate to obovate, 1.5-2.6 cm long, 0.6-2.5 cm broad, obtuse or acute; petiole 4-11 mm long, papillose to glabrous, base dilated, clasping, calyculate, with 2 lateral stipular appendages. Flowers axillary solitary, sessile. Calyx tube closely sheathed by the leaf base; sepals 5, oblong, 2.5-3.0 mm long, shortly aristate. Stamens 10-15, unequal, filaments 1.5-2.2 mm long. Ovary c. 2 mm long, more or less conical; style 1, linear, 1.5-2.0 mm long, persistent. Pyxidium c. 4 mm long; amphora 4-5-seeded, lid 2.5-3.0 mm broad. Seeds c. 2 mm broad, black, rugose. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In stream and river beds,on manurial heaps in villages |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Urinal diseases. The roots are abortifacient (in large doses), cathartic, emmenagogue and stomachic properties. They are used to relieve obstructions of the liver, and to relieve asthma and amenorrhoea. A decoction of the powdered root is taken to treat venereal discharge. The leaves are diuretic. They are used in the treatment of oedema, jaundice, strangury and dropsy. The old leaves are used in a treatment against gonorrhea. The fleshy nature of the leaves makes them suitable for use as a wound-dressing or poultice. A decoction of the herb is used as a vermifuge and is useful in rheumatism; it is considered an anti-dote to alcoholic poisoning. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Punarnavine; trianthemine; ecdysterone; oxalic acid; leptorumol; Quercetin; ferulic acid; C-methylflavone; nicotinic acid; Beta-sitosterol; stigmasterol; Beta-glucopyranosides; Beta-cyanin; 5-hydroxy-2-methoxy benzaldehyde; 3-acetyl aleuritolic acid; p-methoxy benzoic acid; p-propoxy benzoic acid; verbenene; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6): Beta-sitosterol; Quercetin; Oxalic acid; Flavone; Stigmasterol; Ferulic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.mpbd.info/plants/trianthema_portulacastrum.php
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231374
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459455/
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Desert%20Horse%20Purslane.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Jennifer L. McCracken, Sreenivas P. Veeranki, Bill T. Ameredes, William J. Calhoun; "Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults - A Review"; JAMA (2017); 318(3): 279-290 PMID : 28719697 ~ Chellaiah Muthu, Muniappan Ayyanar, Nagappan Raja and Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu; "Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India"; Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2006); 2(43): 1-10 PMID : ~ Chen S; "Natural products triggering biological targets - a review of the anti-inflammatory phytochemicals targeting the arachidonic acid pathway in allergy asthma and rheumatoid arthritis."; Curr Drug Targets (2011); 12(3): 288-301 PMID : 20955151 ~ Park HS, Kim SR, Kim JO and Lee YC; "The roles of phytochemicals in bronchial asthma"; Molecules (2010); 15(10): 6810-34 PMID : 20924320 ~ Balaji Kasirajan, Rajadurai Maruthamuthu, Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, Krithika Arumugam, Hudson Asirvatham, Vidya Murali, Ramya Mohandass and Anusha Bhaskar; "A database for medicinal plants used in treatment of asthma"; Bioinformation (2007); 2(3): 105-106 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Caryophyllidae |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Aizoaceae - Fig-marigold family |
| Genus | : Trianthema L. - trianthema |
| Species | : Trianthema portulacastrum L. - desert horsepurslane |