Biology:Justicia gendarussa
| Justicia gendarussa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. gendarussa
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| Binomial name | |
| Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.
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Gendarussa vulgaris Nees | |
Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as willow-leaved justicia (Marathi: बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa; Sanskrit: कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha),[1] is a small erect, branched shrub. It has been described as rare and endemic to India , though those claims are at least confusing, in the context of statements that the plant is widely used in various forms for many of its medicinal and insecticidal properties,[2] and that it is a quick-growing, evergreen forest shrub considered to be a native of China and distributed in Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia.[3]
It is said to be useful in asthma, rheumatism and colics of children.[4] It may have the potential to be the basis for a birth control pill for men. Clinical tests are being conducted in Indonesia.[5][6][7]
The plant has shown promise as a source of a compound that inhibits an enzyme crucial to the development of HIV.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Image on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3294969815/
- ↑ P Agastian, Lincy Williams and S Ignacimuthu. In vitro propagation of Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. — A medicinal plant. Indian Journal of Biotechnology Vol 5, April 2006, pp 246-248
- ↑ T. Dennis Thomas • Hoshino Yoichiro. In vitro propagation for the conservation of a rare medicinal plant Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. by nodal explants and shoot regeneration from callus. Acta Physiol Plant (2010) 32:943–950 DOI 10.1007/s11738-010-0482-1
- ↑ medicinal uses pharmacographica indica
- ↑ Patrick Winn (February 27, 2011). "Indonesia's birth control pill for men". GlobalPost. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/asia-pacific/indonesia/110224/indonesia-birth-control-pill-papua-men. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ↑ Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control PBS NewsHour, July 20, 2011
- ↑ "Indonesia is about to start producing a male birth control pill that will change the world". Coconuts Jakarta. 24 November 2014. http://jakarta.coconuts.co/2014/11/24/indonesia-about-start-producing-male-birth-control-pill-going-change-world. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Potent Inhibitor of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Strains Identified from the Medicinal Plant Justicia gendarussa. Hong-Jie Zhang et al. Journal of Natural Products Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00004
- ↑ Labmanager /2017/06/ plant compound more powerful than azt
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2717628 entry
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