Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr.

Phyllanthaceae

Synonym:

Aporosa lindleyana (Wight) Baill.

Common Names:
Barawa-embilla, Kebella (S)
Kodali, Vettikan, Vettil (T)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Root

Uses in traditional medicine :

Fresh root decoction is given to drink with a piece of juggery to cure headaches

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Diphenyl and butyl cyclohexyl esters of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, pthalic acid, triterpene: squalene from roots

Bioactivity :

Aqueous and alcohol extracts of roots: antihyperglycaemic; petroleum ether, methanol, chloroform and aqueous extracts of bark: moderate antimicrobial, analgaesic; methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of roots: antioxidative

Clinical:

References :

Badami, S. et al., (2005), Antioxidant activity of Aporosa lindleyana root, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 101(1-3), 180-184.

Lingadahalli, S. et al., (2008), Evaluation of antimicrobial and analgesic activities of Aporosa lindleyana (Euphorbiaceae) bark extract, Interna- tional Journal of Green Pharmacy, 2(3), 155-157.

Jayakar, B. and Suresh, B., (2003), Antihyperglycemic and hypoglycemic effect of Aporosa lindleyana in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 84(2-3), 247-249.

Ramakrishnan. S and Venkataraman. R, (2011), Screening of antioxidant activity, total phenolics and gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometer(GC-MS) study of ethanolic extract of Aporosa lindleyana Baill, African Journal of Biochemistry Research, 5(14), 360-364.

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