Melochia corchorifolia L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Leaf, stem and root
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Paste prepared from ground leaves is applied on swellings
- Stems boiled in castor oil are applied on non poisonous water-snake bites
- Poultice prepared from leaves is applied for sores and swellings of abdomen
- Leaves and roots are used in dysentery
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Cyclopeptides: melofoline, franganine, adouetine-y, pseudooxinidole, alkaloid: melochicorine from plant
Bioactivity :
Methanol extract of aerial parts: hepatoprotective, antioxidative
Clinical:
References : Bhakuni, R. S. et al., (1986), Cyclopeptide alkaloids from Melochia corchorifolia, Phytochemistry, 26(1), 324-325. Bhakuni, R. S. et al., (1991), Melochicorine, a psedooxindole alkaloide from Melochia corchorifolia, Phytochemistry, 30(9), 3159-3160. Rao, B. G. et al., (2013), Hepatoprotective and antioxidant capacity of Melochia corchorifolia extracts, 6(7), 537-43. Tschesche, R. and Reutel, I., (1968), Alkaloids from Sterculiaceae. I. Peptide alkaloids from Melochia corchorifolia, Tetrahedron Lett, 35, 3817-8.
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