Useful information about some medicinal plants
- Aloe vera:
- Also known as Miracle plant; wonder plant ; Lily of desert
- Digitalis ( D. Purpurea)
- Also called as “ Fox glove”.
- Main chemical constitutes includes:
i) Digitoxin, Gitoxin and Gitalin
ii) Other: Digitoxigenin
- Snake root ( Rauwolfia serpentina)
- Chemical constituents include the following:
i) Root contain ophioxylin
ii) Other: reserpine, reserpinine, Ajamalin, sarajmaline, Ajmalicine, Serpentinine, Serpentine
- Total alkaloid: 0.8-3%
- Bojho (Acorus calamus L.)
- Chemical constituents include the following:
a) Beta-Asarone or Acorin
b) Other: Calamene, Calamenol, Calamenene, Cholin, Humulene, Eugenol methyl ester.
- Neem ( Azadirachata indica, A. juss)
- Also called Margosa, China berry or paradise tree.
- Chemical constituents include
i) Principle constituent: Limonoids
ii) Other: Azadirachtin, Nimbin, Salanin, Nimbolinbeta, Nimbosterin,Nimosetin
- Sacred Basil ( Ocium sanctum L)
- Chemical constituents include:
a) Major : Eugenol ( 55-60%) and Caryophyllene ( 20%)
b) Other: Ocimine, Thymol, Isoeugenol, Methyl eugenol
7. Dhaturo ( Datira metel)
- Also known as Throne Apple.
- Chemical constituents Hysocine, Hyascyamine, Daturine
- Madagascar Periwinkle ( Catharanthus rosesus)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Raubacine, Ajmalicine
b) Reserpine from roots
c) Catharanthine, Vincristine, Vinblastine from leaves
- Citronella ( Cymbopogon winterianus)
a) Principle: Geraniol
b) Other: Citral, Citranellal, Linalool, Isopulegol
- Lemon grass ( C. flexuosus)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Major: Aldehyde citral , Myrcene
b) Other: Methyl heptonone, Methyl heptenol, Limonene
- Palma rosa ( C. martini)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Major: Geraniol
b) Other: Linalool, Citral, Citronellol, Phenol
- Lemon scented gum ( Eucalyptus citriodora)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Major: Citronella
b) Other: Geraniol, Citronellol
- Rosemary ( Rosamarinus officinalis)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Major: Pinenes and dipeptene
b) Other: Limonene, Camphene, Cineol, Terpineol
- Rosa ( Rosa spp.)
- Chemical constituents include
a) Geraniol and citronellol
b) Other : Nerol, Phenyl ethanol, Linalol, Carvone