Elephantopus scaber
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| Elephantopus scaber | |
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| Elephantopus scaber in India | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Elephantopus |
| Species: | E. scaber |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantopus scaber L. | |
Elephantopus scaber is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found in Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Uses
E. scaber is known as a traditional medicine.[1] E. scaber contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group, and it has shown to have an antitumour activity.[2]
References
- ↑ Poli, A; Nicolau, M; Simoes, Cm; Nicolau, Rm; Zanin, M (Aug 1992). "Preliminary pharmacologic evaluation of crude whole plant extracts of Elephantopus scaber. Part I: in vivo studies". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 37 (1): 71–6. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(92)90005-C. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 1453704.
- ↑ "Antitumor activity of elephantopus scaber linn against dalton's ascitis lymphoma". Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 64 (1): 71–3. 2002 Jan-Feb
Sources
- Elephantopus scaber L.. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Downloaded on 7 May 2011.
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