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Genus of flowering plants
Anisochilus is a genus in the family
Lamiaceae , commonly called as Kapuri
[2] first described in 1830. It is native to
China , the
Indian Subcontinent , and
Indochina .
[1]
[3]
[4] Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric ulcer and helps with dermis issues.
[5] Anisochilus also has active properties such as
camphor , leutiolin, and
apigenin . A new
hygrine -like compound has been found within the DNA of this plant.
[2]
Species
[1]
Anisochilus adenanthus Dalzell & A.Gibson - southern India
Anisochilus argenteus Gamble - southern India
Anisochilus cambodianus Murata - Thailand, Cambodia
Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
Anisochilus dysophylloides Benth. - Shervarayan Hills in Tamil Nadu
Anisochilus harmandii Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Anisochilus mitis R.A.Clement - eastern Himalayas
Anisochilus pallidus Wall. - Yunnan, India, Assam, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Anisochilus paniculatus Benth. - southern India
Anisochilus plantagineus Hook.f. - southern India
Anisochilus polystachys Benth. - Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas
Anisochilus robustus Hook.f. - southern India
Anisochilus scaber Benth. - southern India
Anisochilus siamensis Ridl. - Thailand
Anisochilus suffruticosus Wight - southern India
Anisochilus velutinus Trimen - Sri Lanka
Anisochilus wightii Hook.f. - southern India
References
^
a
b
c
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^
a
b
"A report on identification of a unique hygrine like compound from chloroform extract of Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall" (PDF) . Drug Discovery .
^ Suddee, S. & Paton, A. (2009). A revision of Anisochilus Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae). Kew Bulletin 64: 235-257.
^
Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 268, 排香草属 pai cao xiang shu, Anisochilus Wallich ex Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300. 1830.
^ Bhagat, Jaykumar; Lobo, Richard; Kumar, Nimmy; Mathew, Jessy Elizabeth; Pai, Aravinda (2014-10-28).
"Cytotoxic potential of Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) wall and estimation of luteolin content by HPLC" . BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine . 14 (1): 421.
doi :
10.1186/1472-6882-14-421 .
ISSN
1472-6882 .
PMC
4226858 .
PMID
25348394 .