Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke - cowpea witchweed
Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke - cowpea witchweed
MH485 : Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Buchnera gesnerioides Willd.;
Buchnera hydrabadensis Roth;
Buchnera orobanchioides R. Br.;
Campuleia coerulea Boj. ex Benth.;
Campuleia rosea Boj. ex Benth.;
Harveya varia (E. Mey. ex Drege) Hook. ex Steud.;
Microsyphus parviflorus Presl;
Orobanche indica Spreng.;
Orobanche varia E.Mey. ex Steud.;
Striga chloroleuca Dinter;
Striga orchidea Benth.;
Striga orobanchoides (R. Br.) Benth.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Indigo Witchweed, Purple Witchweed, Tobacco Witchweed, Cowpea Witchweed, Missi,
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| Plant Family | : | Scrophulariaceae |
| Description | : | Erect parasitic herbs; dark brown when dry. Leaves reduced to scales, 8 mm long, lanceolate, obtuse, sessile. Spikes terminal, to 20 cm long; bracts 6 mm; bracteoles 2 mm; flowers pink; calyx tube 5 mm, lobes 2 mm, lanceolate, acute, hairy; corolla tube 11 mm, slightly pubescent above the middle, lobes 6 mm, subequal, obovate; filaments 1 mm; anthers 1 mm; ovary 2 mm, oblong, style 4 mm, stigma thickened. Capsule 6 x 4 mm, beaked with persistent style. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The powdered plant is sprinkled on wounds to aid the healing process. The powdered plant is made into a paste with some fat, then applied topically to treat swollen neck glands. A paste made from the fresh tuber is applied locally to treat swollen testes. An ethanolic extract of whole plant showed antifertility activity for males. Ethanolic and water extracts showed antihistaminic and mast cell stabilizing activity. The flavones apigenin and luteolin, isolated from the plant, showed anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic activities. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family |
| Genus | : Striga Lour. - witchweed |
| Species | : Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke - cowpea witchweed |