Nilkanthi

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, ", TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aperient, Astringent, Boil, Diuretic

Science studied: CEROTIC-ACID, CERYL-ALCOHOL, PALMITIC-ACID, BETA-SITOSTEROL

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Ajuga bracteosa

Common names: Nilkanthi

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India, ", TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aperient
• Astringent
• Boil
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Stimulant
• Depurative
• Wound

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• India
• "
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Aperient
• Astringent
• Boil
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Stimulant
• Depurative
• Wound

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CEROTIC-ACID
• CERYL-ALCOHOL
• PALMITIC-ACID
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• GAMMA-SITOSTEROL
• DAUCOSTEROL
• HEXACOSAN-1-OL
• LIGNOCERIC-ACID
• TRIACONTAN-1-OL-DOCOSANOATE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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