Pergularia
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| Pergularia | |
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| P. daemia in Hyderabad, India | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Pergularia L. |
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Pergularia is a genus of the botanical family Asclepiadaceae. P. daemia Forsk. is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions. Pharmacological activities include antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, antiinfertility and central nervous system depressant activity. [1]
The genus contains some 12 species:[2]
- Pergularia brunoniana (Wight & Arn.) D.Dietr.
- Pergularia calesiana (Wight) Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
- Pergularia clausa (R.Br.) Spreng.
- Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.
- Pergularia exilis (Colebr.) Spreng.
- Pergularia flavescens (A.Cunn.) Hook.f. ex D.Dietr.
- Pergularia glabra (Forssk.) Chiov.
- Pergularia hamiltonii (Wight) D.Dietr.
- Pergularia rostrata (R.Br.) Spreng.
- Pergularia roylei (Wight) D.Dietr.
- Pergularia suaveolens (R.Br.) Spreng.
- Pergularia viridiflora (R.Br.) Spreng.
References
- ↑ Karthishwaran K., Mirunalini S. "Therapeutic potential of Pergularia daemia (Forsk.): The ayurvedic wonder" International Journal of Pharmacology 2010 6:6 (836-843)
- ↑ "Pergularia". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
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Data related to Pergularia at Wikispecies
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