Arnebia hispidissima an Analgesic – Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activities

The whole plant is used for fevers, including malarial fever. The plant is boiled in water (to which sugar may be added) and is taken as tea to lessen fever. The flowers and roots are used as a cosmetic. The roots yield a purple-blue dye, which is rubbed on the face as a cosmetic. The roots of Arnebia decumbens (kahal, kahla) give a red dye, which is also used on the face as a cosmetic [1,2]. The paste of the roots is applied on inflamed injury. A. A group of different fragments showing broken warty covering trichomes, epidermal cells and mesophyll tissues containing colored pigments, vascular tissues, and an 8-shaped pollen grain (leaf with little floral parts). B. A portion of a transverse section of the root showing the pattern of the vascular tissues (dark areas with light colored circular areas) and medullary rays. Shown also is the epidermal layer containing colored matter and underlain cortex zone (light pink). C. Large characteristic cells surrounding the base of a large covering trichome of the lower epidermis of leaf.