(Acanthaceae) Justicia sp. 1
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat liver disorder
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Shrub 2 m high, leaves simple, three leaves per node, margin serrate. Flower shade of blue, fruit 3 lobed.
Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Tha Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara
Collection number(s): LAOS_852 (= KS 852)
Collection Date: October 25, 2006
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2285074.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 369, 371, 377 GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Gomez-Verjan J, Reyes-Chilpa R, Aguilar M. Chemistry and Pharmacology of selected Asian and American species of Juticia. In book: V.K. Gupta, Ed., Bioactive Phytochemicals: "Perspectives for Modern Medicine" 2012, ed. 1, chapter 14, pp.457-475. Publisher: Daya Publishing House. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261699100_Chemistry_and_Pharmacology_of_selected_Asian_and_American_species_of_Justicia
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Jayaweera U, Shivashekaregowda NKH, Herapathdeniya SKMK, et al. Ethnopharmacological uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities and toxicity of Justicia adhatoda L.: a review. Discov Plants 2024, 1, 41 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-024-00042-x
Hong Z, Zhang T, Zhang Y, et al. Reveals of candidate active ingredients in Justicia and its anti-thrombotic action of mechanism based on network pharmacology approach and experimental validation. Sci Rep 2012, 11, 17187.. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96683-z
Musa M, Jan G, Jan FG, et al. Pharmacological activities and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis for the identification of bioactive compounds from Justicia adhatoda L. Front Pharmacol (Sec. Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery) 2022, volume 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.922388