Plectranthus mollis
Plectranthus mollis
MH231 : Plectranthus mollis (Aiton) Spreng.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 426 |
| Synonym | : | Ocimum cordifolium Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don;
Ocimum maypurense Roth;
Ocimum molle Aiton;
Plectranthus cordifolius D.Don;
Plectranthus divaricatus Weinm.;
Plectranthus incanus Link;
Plectranthus maypurensis (Roth) Spreng.;
Plectranthus secundus Roxb.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K- Puari, Lalaghada, Soft-stem Mint leaf, Nonadakasa, Perim-tolassi, Lal Aghada, Guhya silam, Gondri |
| Plant Family | : | Lamiaceae / Labiatae |
| Description | : | small, erect, fleshy, annual herb, growing up to 30-50 cm tall. Oppositely arranged leaves are broadly ovate, 5-12 cm long, pointed, heart-shaped at base, with a toothed margin. Leaf stalks are 3-7 cm long. Flowers are borne in branched racemes, 7-20 cm long, at the end of branches. Flowers are pale blue, carried on 3-4 cm long stalk. Sepal cup is 2-lipped. Fruits are round, 2-3 mm, brown, dotted with purple. Flowering: July-August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | snake bites, respiratory stimulant and vasoconstrictor, cardiac depressant, cure for haemorrahage, treatment of mental retardation and rheumatism. P. mollis is reported to exhibit relaxant activity on smooth and skeletal muscles, and has cytotoxic and anti-tumour promoting activity, and can be used in the treatment of cancer. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: stigmasterol; (+)sesamin; ursolic acid; corosolic acid; 3-O-methyleupatorin; eupatorin; farnesene; fenchone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (7): Ursolic Acid; Corosolic acid; Stigmasterol; Farnesene; Fenchone; Eupatorin; Sesamin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230787
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242424447
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269097969
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25102628
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Soft_Stem%20Mintleaf.html |
| Reference | : | ~ 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 | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family |
| Genus | : Plectranthus L'Her - plectranthus |
| Species | : Plectranthus mollis |