It is also widely used in ayurveda for the treatment of neurological disorders. Shalparni desmodium gangeticum benefits, usage, ayurveda details. Pdf desmodium gangeticum is a traditional ayurvedic plant used for centuries as an anthelminthic, anticatarrahal. Nomenclature and classification taxon record name scientific name. The license permits any user to download, print out, extract, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate. Shalaparni desmodium gangeticum information, medicinal. Desmodium gangeticum and moringa oleifera are medicinal plant with diverse medicinal and health related benefits.
Bhattacharya, yusuf ali jaliwala abstract the present study was aimed to evaluate the cyclooxygenase cox and lipoxygenase lox inhibitory activity of abroma augusta aa and desmodium gangeticum dg. The study was aimed at identifying and documenting these plants used in the traditional medicine of benin. Brief description grazyna paczkowska, friday 7 june 1996. M, 2002, biodiversity documentation for kerala part 6. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in desmodium gangeticum. Shalparni is one of the most important ayurvedic herbs. A comparative pharmacognostical profile of desmodium.
Desmodium comes from the greek word desmos, meaning bond, fetter, halter, or chain. Pdf standardisation of desmodium gangeticum a tradition. Psychopharmacological evaluation of alkaloidal fraction of. It is used in ayurvedic preparations like dashmoolarishta, dashmoolakwaath and for treatment of nervous disorders. The major objective of present study was to evaluate. Ethnobotanical survey of three species of desmodium genus. Know complete medicinal usage details of this herb. They prefer soil that is moist to dry, so good drainage is a must. Unifoliate, stipules scarious, leaflets membranous, ovateoblong or broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, rounded at the base. Desmodium gangeticum dedgaoverview eppo global database. Desmodium gangeticum pier species information pier home click on any image below to see a larger picture. Desmodium gangeticum health effects and herbal facts. Genetic relationships among accessions of four species of.
The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Plant details information about desmodium gangeticum plant. Desmodium gangeticum serves as one of the main ingredient of famous ayurvedic preparations. In ayurveda several action of desmodium gangeticum mention in singal form as well as multipal compound. Shalaparni desmodium gangeticum information, medicinal uses and caution learn ayurvedic properties of shalaparni herb. Names of desmodium adscendens in various languages of the world are also given. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
Thus, the utility of desmodium gangeticum as a medicinal plant has increased many folds over a period of time. Fabaceae is an important medicinal herb commonly known as salparni. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. List of various diseases cured by desmodium adscendens. Free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extract of.
Ethnomedicinal perspectives suman singh, neha parmar, bhupesh patel abstract shalparni is one of the drug of laghupanchamoola so of dashamoola. Names of desmodium gangeticum in various languages of the world are also given. Desmodium gangeticum is a very variable perennial plant. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in desmodium adscendens. An ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological. Antioxidant effects of ethyl acetate extract of desmodium. This is one of the main ingredients of ayurvedic formulation dashmoola.
Desmodium rosei roses ticktrefoil desmodium rotundifolium. Fabaceae commonly known as shalaparni is an important species of the genus desmodium. Desmodium gangeticum herb uses, benefits, cures, side. A stout herb with angled, more or less hairy stems. It can be just a few centimetres tall, or can occasionally reach up to 2 metres tall and look somewhat treelike. Growing desmodium plants is not difficult, as they tolerate a variety of conditions.
Desmodium gangeticum dc, an indian medicinal plant has been widely used by many ayurvedic and. I went looking for alternatives to the diabetes medication that ive been taking for a year and have read nothing but bad news about the medicine,as it turns out dr alan has had type 1 diabetes i have type two for a very long time and takes zero medication from doctors. It is one among dashamoola group of 10 herbsand hence is used in innumerable ayurveda medicines. List of various diseases cured by desmodium gangeticum. In africa, conventional medicines are not within the reach of everybody. Free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extract of desmodium gangeticum usha venkatachalam, suriyavathana muthukrishnan department of biochemistry, periyar university, salem 636 011, tamil nadu, india received 10 march 2012.
How desmodium adscendens is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Total alcoholic extract of desmodium gangeticum, which exhibited significant antiinflammatory activity, was evaluated for the possible mode of action by studying its antioxidant potential in adjuvantinduced arthritic rats. The study is an attempt to compare the above said two species on the basis of their pharmacognostical profiles. High costs of classic treatment lead 82% of the patients to traditional remedies. Pdf standardisation of desmodium gangeticuma tradition. This content provides information about the desmodium gangeticum desmodium gangeticum vikaspedia notice. Pdf an ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological. General information about desmodium gangeticum dedga. It is of great therapeutic value in treating typhoid, piles, inflammation, asthma. Usually muchbranched, it can be erect or prostrate with stems that can range from herbaceous to woody and persistant.
Desmodium gangeticum possesses the ability to scavenge the free radicals generated during ischaemia and ischaemia reperfusion thereby preserving the mitochondrial respiratory enzymes that eventually lead to cardioprotection and has potential prophylactic and. When you disable javascript, your interaction with the content will be limited. For more multimedia, look at desmodium gangeticum on wikimedia commons. Desmodium gangeticum is a plant in the fabaceae family. Desmodium gangeticum commonly known as salparni, is widely used medicinal herb. Pharmacological and phytoconstituent profile of desmodium. Pharmacognostical evaluation of desmodium gangeticum linn. The in vitro antioxidant potential of the extract was in terms of hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, lipid peroxide scavenging activity, nitric oxide scavenging activity and diphenylpicrylhydrazyl radical.
Pdf pharmacological and phytochemical screening of. Desmodium gangeticum, lupeol, lauric acid, stigmasterol, phenolic content. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The plants database includes the following 76 species of desmodium. Antioksidativno djelovanje biljke desmodium gangeticum i. Pdf 2014 pharmacological and phytoconstituent profile of desmodium gangeticuman update. Desmodium gangeticum root extract attenuates isoproterenol. Desmodium gangeticum also showed no toxicity to the bst.
Pdf shalaparni is a sarvadoshahara drug mentioned in charaka. D, 1984, flora of maharastra state dicotyledones, vol i, lakshminarasimhan p. Desmodium adscendens herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Desmodium gangeticum desmodium gangeticum health effects and herbal facts. International research journal of biological sciences. This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant potential of the ethyl acetate extract of desmodium gangeticum root for cardioprotection from ischemia reperfusioninduced oxidative stress. Desmodium gangeticum, pseudarthria viscida, medicinal plant, astringent. An ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of desmodium gangeticum l. Desmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family fabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. Desmodium gangeticum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Standardisation of desmodium gangeticuma tradition ayurvedic plant. Click download or read online button to get the encyclopedia of medicinal plants book now. General plant info geographic distribution identification alkaloid content. Psychopharmacological evaluation of alkaloidal fraction of desmodium gangeticum.