Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
MS089 : Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 428 |
| Synonym | : | Mentha integra Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.;
Origanum benghalense Burm.f.;
Origanum indicum Roth.;
Pogostemon frutescens J.Graham.;
Pogostemon indicus (Roth) Kuntze.;
Pogostemon purpuricaulis Dalzell.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Bengal Pogostemon • Manipuri: Lamgi thoiding • Marathi: Pangli • Bengali: Jui-lata • Oriya: Pokasunga • Nepali: Rudhilo |
| Plant Family | : | Lamiaceae / Labiatae |
| Description | : | Scandent herbs; stem terete, villous. Leaves to 6 x 2 cm, lanceolate, acute, rounded at base, crenulate, densely glandular villous. Spike 7 x 1 cm, cylindrical, terminal; bracts ovate, bracteoles lanceolate. Flowers many, densely packed; calyx 1.5 mm long; lobes 5, equal; corolla 3 mm long; lobes 4, equal, obtuse, hairy; stamens 4, filaments bearded, anthers 1-celled; ovary glabrous, style slender, stigma 2-lobed. Nutlets glabrous, smooth, brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Whole part and shoot are used in wound. eaves are also useful in the treatment of kidney stone. The oil is used in aromatherapy to treat skin complaints. Leaves are used in fever. Used for several treatment as stomach disorders like Diarrhea, dysentery, indigestion, etc. and as a recipe for women as post parturition treatment, weakness and lactation. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: trans-caryophyllene; germacrene B;
d-cadiuene; b-ocimene; c-elemene; caryophyllene oxide; curzerene;
alpha-humulene; a-guaiene; germacrene; cadinene isomer; elemol; bulnesene; germacrene D; alpha-pinene; camphene; methyl heptanone; linalool; linalyl acetate; citronella; geranyl acetate; delta-3-carene; geraniol; limonene; p-cymene; limonene; alpha-phellandrene; beta-caryophyllene; gamma-cadinene; beta-bisabalol; alpha-elemene; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (11): Caryophyllene; Beta-caryophyllene; Alpha-humulene; Geranyl acetate; Limonene; Alpha-pinene; P-cymene; Camphene; Ocimene; Geraniol; Linalool; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew_162090
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Pogostemon.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230792 |
| Reference | : | ~ Fang Liu, Nan-Xia Xuan, Song-Min Ying, Wen Li, Zhi-Hua Chen and Hua-Hao Shen; "Herbal Medicines for Asthmatic Inflammation: From Basic Researches to Clinical Applications"; Mediators of Inflammation (2016); Article ID 6943135, 12 pages PMID : ~ 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 | : |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family |
| Genus | : Pogostemon |
| Species | : Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze |