| ID | MPDL109 |
| Botanical Name | Laggera alata Sch.- Bip. ex Oliver. |
| SYNONYMS | |
| FAMILY | Asteraceae, Compos |
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| HABITAT | It grows throughout India,
ascending up to 2,100 m in the
hills. (Native to tropical Africa and
Madagascar.) |
| ENGLISH | False Tobacco. |
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| AYURVEDIC | |
| UNANI | |
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| SIDDA | |
| FOLK | Amadok (Garhwal). |
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| ACTION | Disinfectant.
It showed activity
against Gram-positive microorganisms. |
| CONSTITUENTS | The plant from Nigeria was found
rich in phenolic ethers (45%), followed
by monoterpenes (22%) and
sesquiterpenes (12%). The major component
of the oil was dimethyl thymoquinone
(44%).
Dried powder of the plant contained
artemisetin (artemetin). |
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| APPLICATION | The plant is one of the major ingredients
of an ointment used in the
treatment of skin tumours in Chinese
medicine. In Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso,
Gabon and Tanganyika, different
parts of the plant are used for the treatment
of intercostal pain, rheumatic
pain and fever. The leaf and root decoctions
are used to treat pneumonia. |
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