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   MH109 : Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) O. Ketz.

Plant Category : Herbs
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 249
Synonym : Vernonia anthelmintica; Conyza anthelmintica;
Plant Common Name : black/bitter cumin, or kalijiri
Plant Family : Asteraceae / Compositae
Description : The plant is an erect, pubescent, annual herb which can grow up to 90 cm in height. The leaves of the plant are elliptic-lanceolate, 5 to 9 cm long and 2.5 to 3.2 cm wide. The apex of the leaves is acute, base tapering into the petiole, margins coarsely serrate and pubescent on both surfaces. It has homogamous purple florets, which can be found as solitary, axillary or terminal heads. The seeds are brownish in color, with a hot sharp taste and astringent properties.
Plant Location in Melghat : Occasional among tall grasses of forest undergrowth , in stream beds from Akot, Chikhaldara and Dhakna ranges
Medicinal Use / Activity : It is widely used as folk medicine for diabetes in Rayalaseema, India and a popular ingredient in Ayurvedic medicine. In other places, C anthelminticum has been traditionally applied as anthelmintic, stomachic, digestive, diuretic, tonic, alterative, anti-phlegmatic, anti-asthmatic, anti-phlegmatic treatment, as well as a therapeutic agent for cough, Diarrhea, helmint, skin diseases, ulcers, leucoderma and fevers. anti-diabetic (seed)
Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: Butein; 5,6,7,4alpha-tetrahydroxy flavone; 7,3alpha,4alpha-rihydroxydihydroflavone; sterol-4-alpha-methylvernosterol; vernosterol; avernosterol; brassicasterol; stigmasterol; vernonine; stearic acid; palmitic acid; myristic acid; oleic acid; monohydroxy-oleic acids; linoleic acid; vernolic acid; resins;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4):

Flavone;

Stigmasterol;

Butein;

Palmitic acid;

Plant's Current Status :

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142
Reference : Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve - https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ijp.2013.211.226 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303680/ - http://folkmedsindh.com.pk/centratherum_anthelminticum_l_kuntze/
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~ A. Purnima, B. C. Koti, V. P. Tikare, A. H. M. Viswanathaswamy, A. H. M. Thippeswamy, and P. Dabadi; "Evaluation of Analgesic and Antipyretic Activities of Centratherum anthelminticum (L) Kuntze Seed"; Indian J Pharm Sci. (2009); 71(4): 461-464 PMID : 20502559

~ Purnima Ashok, B. C. Koti, A. H. M. Thippeswamy, V. P. Tikare, P. Dabadi and A. H. M. Viswanathaswamy; "Evaluation of Antiinflammatory Activity of Centratherum anthelminticum (L) Kuntze Seed"; Indian J. Pharm. Sci. (2010); 72 (6): 697-703 PMID :

~ Chen S; "Natural products triggering biological targets - a review of the anti-inflammatory phytochemicals targeting the arachidonic acid pathway in allergy asthma and rheumatoid arthritis."; Curr Drug Targets (2011); 12(3): 288-301 PMID : 20955151

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~ 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 : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family
Genus : Centratherum Cass. - centratherum
Species : Centratherum anthelminticum

Centratherum anthelminticum