Leucas aspera Spreng (Dronapushpi): A Review

S. Hiremath, Pradeep, Ashwini Jeerankalagi
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Leucas aspera is a plant species belongs to the genus Leucas and the family Lamiaceae. Species has different common names depending its location and most commonly known as Tumbai or Thumba, is distributed throughout India from the Himalayas down to Ceylon. It is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review on the pharmacognostic, phytochemical, and pharmacological aspects of Leucas aspera.Traditionally different parts of the plants are used as an antipyretic, insecticide, stimulant, emmenagogue, expectorant, aperient and diaphoretic. Leaves are found to be useful in chronic rheumatism, chronic skin eruptions specially in psoriasis. In case of snake bite, bruised leaves are applied locally. The plant mainly contains triterpenoids, oleanolic acid, b-sitosterol, diterpenes, ursolic acid, nicotine, sterols, glucoside and phenolic compounds. The plant, flower extract and essential oil shows various activities like antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-fungal and antinociceptive etc.
柳杉(Leucas aspera)是柳杉科柳杉属植物。物种有不同的共同名称取决于其位置,最常见的是Tumbai或Thumba,分布在整个印度,从喜马拉雅山脉到锡兰。它以其在医学和农业领域的各种用途而闻名。本文旨在对其生药学、植物化学和药理方面的研究进行综述。传统上,这种植物的不同部分被用作解热、杀虫剂、兴奋剂、催泻剂、祛痰剂、通便剂和发汗剂。叶子被发现对慢性风湿病,慢性皮肤疹,特别是牛皮癣有用。如遇蛇咬伤,可在局部涂抹擦伤的叶子。该植物主要含有三萜、齐墩果酸、b-谷甾醇、二萜、熊果酸、尼古丁、甾醇、葡萄糖苷和酚类化合物。植物、花卉提取物和精油具有抗氧化、抗微生物、抗真菌和抗伤等多种活性。
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