author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Husseiny A. H. Elgendy and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
Synonym
- Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) Brummitt, Kew Bull. 38: 451 (1983); Boulos, Fl.Egypt 3: 103 (2002).
- Syns. Dianthera paniculata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 7 (1775).
- Peristrophe bicalyculata (Retz.) Nees in Wall., Pl. As. Rar. 3: 113 (1832);Täckh., Stud. Fl. Egypt, ed. 2: 503 (1974).
- Balatay بالاحاي
family name
ACANTHACEAE
genus name
Peristrophe Nees
Petunidin 3-rhamnoglucoside was identified from the flowers of Peristrophe bicalyculata(Tiwari et al., 1978).
The plant contains vitexin 4-methyl ether and several phenolic acids viz.salicylic, p-hydroxybenzoic, protocatechuic, syringic and ferulic acids (Daniel and Sabnis,1987).
The isolation of 14-methyl-tritriacont-14-en-15-ol (153) and 35-hydroxynonatriacontanal(154) from the aerial parts of Peristrophe bicalyculata Nees, growing inIndia was reported (Singh et al., 2000).
β-Caryophyllene (33.9%), α-zingiberene (10.4%),germacrene D and globulol (5%) were reported as the major compounds of the oil ofPeristrophe bicalyculata (Ogunwande et al., 2010).
Peristrophe bicalyculata is used in India for its antibacterial property (tuberculostatic),snake poison, in bone fracture, sprain, fever, cold, cough and for ear and eye treatments(Gaudani et al., 2010).
The antibacterial (Chopra and Chopra, 1959) and antifungal (Quereshiet al., 1997) properties of Peristrophe bicalyculata have been reported.
The antifungalactivity of sitosterol isolated from the plant has been proved and the compound can be usefulin controlling plant diseases under field conditions (Singh et al., 1994).
The plant is used as anantidote for snake poison, antinematode and pesticide (Singh et al., 2000).
The ethanolicextract of Peristrophe bicalyculata possesses anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities(Rathi et al., 2003).
The oil of Peristrophe bicalyculata displayed in vitro cytoxicity to MCF7 (human breast tumour) and MDA-MB-468 (human breast tumour) cells (Ogunwande et al.,2010).
The toxicity studies of Peristrophe paniculata in Wistar rats showed that both theaqueous and methanol extracts were devoid of any toxicity at the dose level 200 mg/kg/day(Chandran et al., 2008).
location
egypt