Heliotropium indicum
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Heliotropium indicum, commonly known as Indian heliotrope, is an annual, hirsute plant that is a common weed in waste places and settled areas. It is native to Asia.
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Description
Indian heliotrope is an annual, erect, branched plant that can grow to a height of about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).. It's a hairy stem, bearing alternating ovate to oblong-ovate leaves. It has small white flowers with a green calyx; five stamens borne on a corolla tube; a terminal style; and a four-lobed ovary.[1]
Common names
- Indiana heliotrope (English)
- Indiana turnsole (English)
- Erysipela plant (English)
- Bigotitos (Spanish)
- Trompa elefante (Spanish)
- Lengua de Sapo (Spanish)
- Elepante (Cebuano)
- Kambra-kambra (Cebuano)
- Buntot-leon (Tagalog)
- Trompa ng elepante (Tagalog)
- Kuting-kutingan (Tagalog)
- Pengñga-pengñga (Ilocano)
- Uladulad (Kapampangan)
- Vòi voi (Vietnamese)
- Siriyari (सिरियारी/سریاری) or Hathsura (हथसुरा/ہتھسرا) (Hindi and Urdu)
- Hatisur (BENGALI)
- Thel kodukku (Tamil)
- Chelukondi Gida (Kannada)
- Thekkada(തേക്കട)(Malayalam)
Distribution
The plant is native to Asia. A common weed in waste places and settled areas.[1]
Traditional medicine
In the Philippines, the plant is chiefly used as a traditional medicine. The extracted juice from the pounded leaves of the plants is used on wounds, skin ulcers and furuncles.[citation needed] The juice is also used as an eye drop for conjunctivitis.[citation needed] The pounded leaves are used as poultice.[2]
Toxicity
Heliotropium indicum contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.[3]
References
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- ↑ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicina and dietary supplements", Jornal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211 [1]
