Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Adenostemma lavenia
Scientific Name and Description
Adenostemma lavenia (L.) Kuntze
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Adenostemma aquaticum D.Don
Adenostemma elatum D.Don
Adenostemma erectum (Sw.) DC.
Adenostemma fastigiatum (Blume) DC.
Adenostemma fastigiatum var. fastigiatum
Adenostemma latifolium D.Don
Adenostemma lavenia var. aquaticum (D.Don) Kuntze
Adenostemma lavenia var. typicum J.Kost.
Adenostemma lavenia var. viscosum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) M.R.Almeida
Adenostemma leiocarpum DC.
Adenostemma macrophyllum var. repens (Blume) DC.
Adenostemma rivale Dalz.
Adenostemma rivale Dalzell
Adenostemma rugosum DC.
Adenostemma viscosum var. elatum (D.Don) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. fastigiatum (Blume) Blume ex C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. latifolium (D.Don) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. microcephalum (DC.) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. trisetum Miq.
Ageratum aquaticum Roxb.
Lavenia alba wallich
Lavenia aquatica Spreng.
Lavenia carnosa wallich
Lavenia dentata wallich
Lavenia divaricata Ham.DC.
Lavenia elata Spreng.
Lavenia erecta Sw.
Lavenia fastigiata Blume
Lavenia latifolia Spreng.
Lavenia rugosa Wight
Adenostemma elatum D.Don
Adenostemma erectum (Sw.) DC.
Adenostemma fastigiatum (Blume) DC.
Adenostemma fastigiatum var. fastigiatum
Adenostemma latifolium D.Don
Adenostemma lavenia var. aquaticum (D.Don) Kuntze
Adenostemma lavenia var. typicum J.Kost.
Adenostemma lavenia var. viscosum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) M.R.Almeida
Adenostemma leiocarpum DC.
Adenostemma macrophyllum var. repens (Blume) DC.
Adenostemma rivale Dalz.
Adenostemma rivale Dalzell
Adenostemma rugosum DC.
Adenostemma viscosum var. elatum (D.Don) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. fastigiatum (Blume) Blume ex C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. latifolium (D.Don) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. microcephalum (DC.) C.B.Clarke
Adenostemma viscosum var. trisetum Miq.
Ageratum aquaticum Roxb.
Lavenia alba wallich
Lavenia aquatica Spreng.
Lavenia carnosa wallich
Lavenia dentata wallich
Lavenia divaricata Ham.DC.
Lavenia elata Spreng.
Lavenia erecta Sw.
Lavenia fastigiata Blume
Lavenia latifolia Spreng.
Lavenia rugosa Wight
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
A handful of leaves with burnt coconut fiber is made into paste and applied locally on burns. The remedy is believed to be useful in healing, if burns are up to 30 percent. (Butame, Malkangiri, Bondo, 1661).
Extracted Plant juice (one teaspoon, two times daily) is taken with sufficient water to get relief from abdominal pain (Pokosunga, Balasore, Murmu, 2933).
Leaf decoction (one teaspoon, two times daily) is taken for 3-4 days to get relief from bronchitis (Pokosunga, Keonjhar, Bhumij, 5422).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
FLORA OF RAJASTHAN Author - KUNDAN K SHARMA & SHIVA SHARMA
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Ethno-Pharmacological Diversity in Family Asteraceae in the State of Orissa
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Adenostemma lavenia (L.) Kuntze. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000034422. Accessed on: 12 Jun 2024