Osbeckia octandra DC.

Melastomataceae

Common Names:
Heen-bovitiya (S)
Kathtoo mukhtohulai (T)

Status

Endemic to Sri Lanka

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and root

Uses in traditional medicine :

Porridge prepared from the young leaves is prescribed as a liver tonic
Herbal tea made from dried mature leaves is taken for diabetes
Leaves are used to treat haemorrhoids
Leaves and roots are used to treat hepatitis

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Bioactivity :

Aqueous extracts of leaves: immunomodulator; aqueous extract of mature leaves: hypoglycaemic

Clinical:

Note :

Provincial flower of Southern province

References :

Fernando, M. R. et al., (1990), Hypoglycaemic activity of some medicinalplants in Sri-lanka, General Pharmaceutical Council, 21(5), 779-782.

Thabrewa, M. I., (1991), Immunomodulatory activity of three Sri-Lankan medicinal plants used in hepatic disorders, Journul of Elhnophormucol- ogy, 33, 63-66.

Thabrew, M. I. et al., (1987), A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Pavetta indica and Osbeckia octandra in the Treatment of Liver Dysfunction, Planta medica, 1, 239-241.

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