Review ArticlePharmacognosy ReviewsVol. 6 | Issue 12 | 2012 | pp. 100–106Open access
Ethnobotanical survey of genus Leucas
- 1*,
- 2,
- 3
- 1 Departments of Pharma-analysis and Quality assurance, Gayatri College of Pharmacy, Jamadarpali, Sambalpur, INDIA.
- 2 Department of Pharmchemistry, Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Berhampur, INDIA.
- 3 Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, INDIA.
Published in Pharmacognosy Reviews
Correspondence: Surya Narayan Das
Departments of Pharma-analysis and Quality assurance, Gayatri College of Pharmacy, Jamadarpali, Sambalpur, INDIA.
Email: suryadas2007@ rediffmail.com
Copyright: © 2012 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 23, 2012
- Received:
- Apr 12, 2012
- Accepted:
- Jun 6, 2012
- DOI:
- 10.4103/0973-7847.99943
How to cite
Das, S. N., Patro, V. J., & Dinda, S. C. (2012). Ethnobotanical survey of genus Leucas. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 6(12), 100–106. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.99943
Abstract
Plants of genus Leucas (Lamiaceae) are widely distributed throughout Asia, Africa, and India. The plant is used in traditional medicine to cure many diseases such as cough, cold, diarrhea, and infl ammatory skin disorder. A variety of phytoconstituents have been isolated from the Leucas species, which include lignans, fl avonoids, coumarins, steroids, terpenes, fatty acids, and aliphatic long-chain compounds. Anti-infl ammatory, analgesic, anti-diarrheal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and insecticidal activities have been reported in the extracts of these plants and their phytoconstituents. An overview of the ethnobotanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological investigations on the Leucas species is presented in this review.
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| Title | Ethnobotanical survey of genus Leucas |
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| Authors | Surya Narayan Das; Varanasi Jaganath Patro; Subas Chandra Dinda |
| Affiliations | Departments of Pharma-analysis and Quality assurance, Gayatri College of Pharmacy, Jamadarpali, Sambalpur, INDIA.; Department of Pharmchemistry, Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Berhampur, INDIA.; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | suryadas2007@ rediffmail.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Reviews |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 6, Issue 12 (2012) |
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