Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
MS006 : Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 29 |
| Synonym | : | Hibiscus manihot L.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Ran Bhendi, Jangali Bhendi, Sweet Hibiscus, Edible Hibiscus, Manihot-mallow, Sunset Hibiscus, Yellow Hibiscus • Hindi: jungli bhindi • Marathi: raan bhendi • Assamese: Usipak • Gujarati: kantalo bhende |
| Plant Family | : | Malvaceae |
| Description | : | Shrubs, to 2 m tall; whole plant hirtus with stiff hairs. Leaves to 15 x 12 cm, 3-5 lobed, lobes acute, crenate-serrate; petiole to 15 cm long; stipule 1 cm long, lanceolate. Flowers in terminal raceme; pedicel 7 cm long; involucral bracts 30 x 17 mm, ovate, acute, densely hairy; calyx membranous, glabrous; petals white, changing to pink, to 6 x 4 cm, obovate, glabrous. Capsule 5-6 x 2 cm, oblong, acute, densely yellow hispid; seeds many, reniform, hispid along concentric lines. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Arround villages on wast lands |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Sexual Power; The bark is said to be emmenagogue. A paste of the bark is used to treat wounds and cuts, with new paste being applied every 2 - 3 days for about 3 weeks. In Nepal the root juice is warmed and applied to sprains. The juice of the flowers is used to treat chronic bronchitis and toothache. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: myricetin; cannabiscitrin; myricetin-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside; glycerolmonopalmitate; 2,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid; guanosine; adenosine; maleic acid; heptatriacontanoic acid; 1-triacontanol; tetracosane; beta-Sitosterol; beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Beta-sitosterol; Myricetin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228567
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abelmoschus+manihot
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Hibiscus.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17165583 |
| Reference | : | ~ Boeing H, Bechthold A, Bub A, Ellinger S, Haller D, Kroke A, Leschik-Bonnet E, Muller MJ, Oberritter H, Schulze M, Stehle P and Watzl B; "Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases"; Eur J Nutr (2012); 51(6): 637-63 PMID : 22684631 ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Patil, HM and Bhaskar, VV; "Medicinal uses of plnats by tribal medicine men of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra"; Natural Product Radiance (2006); 5(2): 125-130 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Dilleniidae |
| Order | : Malvales |
| Family | : Malvaceae - Mallow family |
| Genus | : Abelmoschus Medik. - okra |
| Species | : Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. |