Pothos scandens L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Leaf and stem
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Crushed leaves and stem are effective in snake bites
- Crushed leaves are used as dressings for wounds and ulcers, internally used as a cholagogue, diaphoretic and a diuretic
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Hydrocarbans: 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester, n-hexadecanoic acid, octadecatrienoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid and 3, 7, 11, 15- tetramethyl- 2-hexadecan-1-ol, terpene: phytol from of leaves
Bioactivity :
Ethanol extract of leaves: improves burn wound contraction hence good for burn wound healing, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic; methanol extract of roots: antipyretic
Clinical:
References : Haneefa, M. K. P. et al., (2010), Formulation and evaluation of herbal gel of Pothos scandens Linn, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 3(12), 988-992. Lalitharani, S. et al., (2009), GC-MS Analysis of Ethanolic Extract of Pothos scandens Leaf, Journal of Herbal Medicine and Toxicology, 3(2), 159-160. Lalitharani et al., (2010),Pharmacognostical and phytochemical studies on Pothos scandens L., International Journal of Phytomedicine, 2, 277-283. Sajeesh, T. et al., (2011), Antioxidant and antipyretic studies on Pothos scandens L., Asian Pac J Trop Med, 4(11), 889-99.
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