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botanical illustration of Hina plant, Pavonia odorata

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Hina plant

Pavonia odorata

Hina plant · pavonia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Dysentery, Enterorrhagia, Inflammation

Science studied: AROMADENDRENE, AZULENE, EO, ISOVALERIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Malvaceae

Scientific name: Pavonia odorata

Common names: Hina plant, pavonia

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Astringent
  • Dysentery
  • Enterorrhagia
  • Inflammation
  • Intestine
  • Refrigerant
  • Stomachic
  • Tumor(Abdomen)
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  • Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • India

Documented cultural uses

  • Astringent
  • Dysentery
  • Enterorrhagia
  • Inflammation
  • Intestine
  • Refrigerant
  • Stomachic
  • Tumor(Abdomen)
  • Fever

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

  • Astringent · Elsewhere · "
  • Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
  • Enterorrhagia · Elsewhere · "
  • Inflammation · Elsewhere · "
  • Intestine · Elsewhere · "
  • Refrigerant · Elsewhere · "
  • Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
  • Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
  • Fever · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Volatile composition and sensory properties of Indian herbal medicine-Pavonia odorata-used in Ayurveda. · 2014 source ↗
  • Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of pavonia odorata willd. · 1992 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • AROMADENDRENE
  • AZULENE
  • EO
  • ISOVALERIC-ACID
  • PAVONENE
  • PAVONENOL
  • ISOVALERALDEHYDE
  • ALPHA-TERPINENE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Pavonia odorata
Pavonia odorata · J.M.Garg

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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