Nepenthes distillatoria L.

Nepenthaceae

Common Names:
Bandura (S)
Nepandhisu (T)
Sri Lankan Pitcher plant (E)

Status

Endemic to Sri Lanka

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Immature leaf and pitcher fluid

Uses in traditional medicine :

Fluid of the unopened pitcher is taken morning and evening for cough
Used to treat whooping cough, oedema and suppuration of boils

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Acid proteinases: nepenthesins I and II from pitcher fluid

Bioactivity :

Clinical:

Note :

An insectivorous plant; The liquid of unopened pitcher is used as a drink

References :

Athauda, S. B. P. et al., (2004), Enzymic and structural characterization of nepenthesin, a unique member of a novel subfamily of aspartic protein- ases, Biochemical Journal, 381, 295–306.

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