(1.25 mcg/kg body weight), isolated from the seeds of red var., exhibited a noticeable increase in
antibody-forming cells, bone marrow cellularity and alpha-esterase-positive bone marrow cells.
Oral administration of agglutinins, isolated from the seeds, is useful in the treatment of hepatitis and AIDS.
The seed extract exhibited antischistosomal activity in male hamsters.
The methanolic extract of seeds inhibited the motility of human spermatozoa.
The roots contain precol, abrol, glycyrrhizin (1.5%) and alkaloids—abrasine and precasine. The roots also contain triterpenoids— abruslactone A, methyl abrusgenate and abrusgenic acid.
Alkaloids/bases present in the roots are also present in leaves and stems.
A. fruticulosus Wall. Ex Wight and Am, synonym A. puichellus Wall., A. laevigatus E. May. (Shveta Gunjaa) is also used for the same medicinal purposes as A. precatorius.
Dosage Detoxified seed—1—3 g
powder. Root powder—3—6 g. (API Vols. I, II.)
Abutilon indicum Linn. Sweet.
Synonym A. indicum G. Don. Family Malvaceae.
Habitat Throughout the hotter
parts of India. Found as a weed in
the sub-Himalayan tract and other hills up to 1,200 m.
English Country Mallow, Flowering Maples, Chinese Bell-flowers.
Ayurvedic Atibalaa, Kankatikaa, Rishyaproktaa.
4 Acada arabica Wilid. var. indica Benth.
Unani Kanghi, Musht-ul-Ghaul, Darkht-e-Shaan.
Siddha/Tamil Thutthi.
Folk Kanghi, Kakahi, Kakahiyaa. Action Dried, whole plant— febrifuge, anthelmintic, demulcent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory (in urinary and uterine discharges, piles, lumbago). Juice of the plant— emollient. Seeds—demulcent (used in cough, chronic cystitis), laxative. Leaves—cooked and eaten for bleeding piles. Flowers— antibacterial, anti-inflammatory. Bark—astringent, diuretic. Root— nervine tonic, given in paralysis; also prescribed in strangury.
Along with other therapeutic applications, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of the root in gout, polyuria and haemorrhagic diseases.
The plant contains mucilage, tannins, asparagines, gallic acid and sesquiterpenes. Presence of alkaloids,
