author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Husseiny A. H. Elgendy and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
Synonym
- Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 229 (1931); Boulos,Fl. Egypt 3: 101 (2002).
- Syns. Justicia viridis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab 5 (1775).
- Ecbolium linnaeanum sensu auct. non Kurz (1871).
family name
ACANTHACEAE
genus name
Ecbolium Kurz
Ecbdium viride (a fodder plant in Oman) contains crude protein, 16.9; digestible organicmatter, 66.3; neutral detergent fiber, 40.8; acid detergent fiber, 26.4 and P, 0.116% dryweight (Dickhoefer et al., 2011).
Four flavonoids viz. orientin, isoorientin, vitexin and isovitexin (in the ratio of 5:5:1:1)were isolated from the leaves, flowers and roots of Ecbolium linnaeanum (Nair et al., 1975).
Two furofuran type lignans have been identified from the roots of Ecbolium linnaeanumKurz., growing in India, viz. ecbolin A (97) (Venkatarman and Gopalkrishnan, 2002a) andecbolin B (98) (Venkatarman and Gopalkrishnan, 2002b). p-Hydroxybenzoic, vanillic,syringic and mellilotic acids were detected in Ecbolium linnaeanum (Daniel and Sabnis,1987).
Ecbolium linnaeanum is reported to be useful in jaundice (Chopra et al., 1956). The rootsare also prescribed in jaundice and menorrhagia (Kirtikar and Basu, 1984).
The roots andleaves are used against tumours. The ethanol extract (50%) of the plant is used incardiovascular affections (Venkatarman and Gopalkrishnan, 2002a).
Lalitha and Sethuraman(2010) reported that oral administration of Ecbolium viride extract reduced inflammationsignificantly (P < 0.01) in both carageenan paw-edema and cotton pallet granuloma models.
These results supported the traditional use of the plant in the treatment for inflammatorydisease.
In Saudi Arabia, leaves are used to treat pimples, and when applied around genitalarea it improves urination (Abulafatih, 1987).
location
egypt