Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
MS009 : Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 32 |
| Synonym | : | Abelmoschus acuminatus (Alef.) Müll.Berol.;
Abelmoschus zollingeri (Alef.) Müll.Berol.;
Azanza acuminata Alef.;
Azanza zollingeri Alef.;
Bupariti lampas (Cav.) Rothm.;
Hibiscus callosus Blume.;
Hibiscus lampas Cav.;
Hibiscus tetralocularis Roxb.;
Pariti gangeticum G.Don.;
Thespesia banalo Blanco.;
Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell.;
Thespesia sublobata Blanco.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Jangli Kapas K-Chichundur, Dongar Bhendo, Bhawara |
| Plant Family | : | Malvaceae |
| Description | : | Shrubs, to 1.5 m tall; stems glabrous. Leaves to 15 x 14 cm; 3-5-lobed or entire, ovate, cordate or truncate at base, lobes acute, densely stellate pubescent beneath; petioles 3-8 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or in terminal racemes,, pedicels 2-6 cm long jointed above the middle; involucellar bracts 4-7, subulate, deciduous; calyx cupular, 12 mm across, stellate hairy; corolla 6-8 cm across, rose-yellow. Capsule 25 x 20 mm, ellipsoid, glabrous, 5- valved; seeds many, 5 x 3 mm, trigonous, glabrous, brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Abundant among tall grasses of forest |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The roots and fruits are used in the treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis. The root juice is used in the treatment of a range of ailments and also as a health tonic. A root paste is used in the treatment of jaundice. The stem ofthe plan ist used traditionally in the treatment of inflammation, hyperacidity, epistaxis, bronchitis, cough, dysentery, fever, sun stroke, carbincles, and worms. Aqueous extracts of the plant, tested on tapeworms and roundworms, have shown vermicidal activity. They have been found effective as an anthelmintic. A study showed in vitro anti-oxidant activity, with a relationship between extract concentration and percentage of inhibition of free radicals, metal chelating, reducing power and lipid peroxidation inhibition. Studies have shown that the plant exhibits a statistically significant Hepatoprotective effect, thus supporting its traditional use to treat liver problems. A study of extracts of the plant have shown both anti-oxidant activity and anti-lipoxygenase activity. Lipoxygenases are critical in the biosynthesis of leukotrines which play an important role in the pathophysiology of inflammatory disease. A study has established the lipid lowering properties of an aqueous extract of the roots. Total cholesterol, low-density lipids and triglycerides were significantly reduced, while the high density lipid level was significantly increased. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: beta-sitosterol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Beta-sitosterol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559027_1#synonyms
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231314
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ban%20Kapas.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Chandra Prakash Kala; "Aboriginal uses and management of ethnobotanical species in deciduous forests of Chhattisgarh state in India"; Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2009); 5(20): 1-9 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Santosh Kumar Vaidya and S. B. Bothra; "AN ETHNO-PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON SOME UNEXPLORED MEDICINAL PLANTS BELONGS TO NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH-EAST REGION OF CHATTISHGARH"; EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH (2014); 1(1): 240-261 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Malvales |
| Family | : Malvaceae - Mallow family |
| Genus | : Azanza |
| Species | : Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef. |