Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MO011 : Eulophia ochreata Lindl.

Plant Category : Orchid

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -

Synonym : Graphorkis ochreata (Lindl.) Kuntze

Plant Common Name : Golden-Yellow Eulophia • Marathi: amarkand, amarkanda

Plant Family : Orchidaceae

Description : Herbs, with tuberous roots and dense many flowered raceme.

Plant Location in Melghat : Belkund

Medicinal Use / Activity : expectorant, anabolic, tonic, diuretic, astringent, digestive, and soft purgative, and also recommended for the treatment of ear discharge, blood clotting, joint edema, and debility. These are also used in stomatitis, purulent cough; and in the heart problems, dyscrasia, and scrofulous diseases of the neck; bronchitis, blood diseases, and as a vermifuge.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: phenanthrene nudol; phenanthrene; Eulophiol; quercetin; apigenin; Luteolin; Kaempferol; Beta-Sitosterol; Beta-amyrin; Lupeol;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6):

Lupeol;

Beta-sitosterol;

Quercetin;

Kaempferol;

Apigenin;

Luteolin;

Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395 - https://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/329367 - https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Golden_Yellow%20Eulophia.html - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835997/

Reference : ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Subclass :
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Genus : Eulophia
Species : Eulophia ochreata Lindl.

Eulophia ochreata Lindl.
Eulophia ochreata Lindl.
Eulophia ochreata Lindl.
Eulophia ochreata Lindl.
Eulophia ochreata Lindl.