Pharmacognostical evaluation of root of gumma leucas. Mirrordirected behavior by beluga whales delphinapterus. In ungava bay strip transects were used, and offtransect sightings were also recorded. Indian journal of natural products and resources vol. Beluga whales turned into water breathers and developed gills. A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of malarial fever. It has many common names, including guma, dronpushpi or drona puspi, and tou xu bai rong cao.
Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes uses, dosage, side effects. Medicinal plants are of important therapeutic aid for various treatments. Delphinapterus leucas in mammal species of the world. Pdf background leucas cephalotes has been used by many tribes to treat variety of diseases and known to have many essential secondary. Leucas is a big genus under lamiaceae and many species have been reported as endemic. For mammal species of the world 2005, this is currently the only extant living species in the genus delphinapterus, but there are known extinct species en date du 27 juillet 2012. This has happened to the rising sea levels and migration. The genus leucas from the family lamiaceae comprises about 80 species. It is a coniferous evergreen that typically grows as a small tree or large shrub to 10 less frequently to 15 tall. In general, the crushed leaves of leucas species are applied to wounds, sores, especially those of the eyes and nose, chronic skin diseases, such as psoriasis and scabies. Legume family leguminosae postcook introduction koa haole foreign koa, or leucaena, is a vigorous shrub or small tree of dry lowlands throughout the hawaiian islands, also of larger size on moderately wet sites.
Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. Leucas aspera material was collected from gangapur dam, nasik, maharashtra, india. Pollination biology of medicinally important plant leucas. Leucas aspera is a plant species within the genus leucas and the family lamiaceae. Leucas aspera is an annual, branched, herb erecting to a height of 1560 cm with stout and hispid acutely quadrangular stem and branches. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The plant list includes 237 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus leucas. The crushed leaves are also used to treat mild fevers, colds, rheumatism and snake bites, and as a decoction against roundworm, mainly for children.
Oneof the coumarins, coumarleucasin 5formyl4,7,8trimethoxy3methylcoumarin, and thechromone, leucasone 2,8dimethyl 2,2dimethylethenyl5,6benzo4pyrone, have not beenreported. Cephalochordate, also called acrania, any of more than two dozen species belonging to the subphylum cephalochordata of the phylum chordata. Leaves are subsessile or shortly petiolate, linear or linearly lanceolate, obtuse, pubescent up to 8. The genus leucas comprises of about 103 asiatic and leucas cephalotes roth spreng. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 111655 with original publication details. Cephalotaxus fotunei, commonly called chinese plum yew, is native to burma and china. It is a common plant across asia from china to the indian subcontinent leucas cephalotes springs up in cultivated fields as a weed, especially after a. Us navy 041216n8774s076 a sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier uss harry s. Leucas linifolia spreng is a wellknown traditional medicinal plant widely distributed throughout south east asia, africa 1. Clemens and michael noonan canisius college, buffalo ny introduction when presented with reflective mirrors, the behavior of some primate species is suggestive of selfperception and selfexamination. It is an herbaceous annual weed, which grows abundantly in fields, pastures, roadsides and waste lands. The revolution of innovative technologies has changed almost every aspect of human lives. Plants of the genus leucas have been widely employed by traditional healers to cure many disease conditions, which suggests that this genus has potential for the discovery of new.
Leucas aspera commonly known as thumbai, gumma is found all over india. The plant is also known as dronapushpi in sanskrit and peddatumni in telugu by indiansparrotta et al. From the acetone extract of the roots of leucas inflata, four coumarins siderin,coumarsabin, 8methoxycoumarsabin and coumarleucasin and one chromone were isolated. Issn 2394966x international journal of novel research in life sciences vol. The extract was then filtered and concentrated in rota evaporate to obtain crude form of ethanol. Dronapushpi leucas cephalotes is a famous ayurvedic herb, also used in hindu religious practices.
These technologies have been used in various contexts, for instance, in the business context. The plant list includes a further 91 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus leucas. Leucas cephalotes a common ethanomedicinal plant, is used by folklore of tirupati in andhra. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. A blend of classical methods and latest analytical techniques are advantageous in the. Cephalopod, an art print by x e l a s o m a inprnt. Antioxidant, analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of. R bangladesh 2005 keys leucas biflora, cephalotes, indica syn. Abstract numbers and distribution of beluga whales. Leucas cephalotes is a flowering annual herb which is a common weed that also has uses as an edible vegetable and herbal remedy. Carcharhinus leucas is a massive shark with a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and triangular sawedged upper teeth, and lack of interdorsal ridge, characters which are sufficient to distinguish this species ref. Pharmacognostical evaluation of root of gumma leucas cephalotes spreng. The plant is used to treat many diseases such as cough,cold diarrhea,inflammatory diseases.
Thus the new name for the family labiatae became lamiaceae. Mirrordirected behavior by beluga whales delphinapterus leucas casey a. Truman cvn 75, swims with a dolphin during a port visit to bahrain. In the present study the dried plant stems powder of leucas cephalotes spreng. Stout annual herb to 1 m high, the branchlets scaberulous with spreading hairs. Effect of leucaena leucocephala leaves on microscopic. So the role of pollination studies holds importance in understanding the species distribution and endemism. It is used in treating liver disorders, jaundice, asthma. The juice of the plant is used in the treatment of urinary complaints. Evolution of belugas beluga whales delphinapterus leucas. A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the united states and canada, fourth edition.
This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 05. The whole plant was used to treat bronchitis, inflammation, asthma, dyspepsia, paralysis and. Singh department of phar maceutics, institute of techn ology, banaras hindu university, varanasi 221005, india. Mohammad yusuf ansari 1, abdul wadud,ehteshamudddin1 and hamida bano2 1department of ilmul advia, national institute of unani medicine, kottigepalya, magadi main road, bangalore560 091. In james bay and eastern hudson bay linetransect methods were used. Capitata is a herb of the family labiatae and has been extensively used by rural people of bihar, india kamat et al. Although dronpushpi is a problematic weed for farmers, it is a tasty potherb for many rural people and a valuable medicinal herb for herbalists and is cultivated for. Cephalochordates and vertebrates have a hollow, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, and a notochord. Comparative assessment of antimicrobial activity of leucas spp. Screening and evaluation of antimicrobial potential.
A paste of the plant is boiled with mustard oil and applied externally to boils. Since the sea levels are almost 150 feet higher then they were to start much of the beluga whales time is being spent underwater when they have to dive down. In india, 43 species are available, of which 21 are found in the state of maharashtra. Small, fishlike marine invertebrates, they probably are the closest living relatives of the vertebrates. This naturalized deciduous species is characterized by twice.
Each art print is listed by sheet size and features a minimum oneinch border. Coumarleucasin and leucasone from leucas inflataroots. The full text of this article is available as a pdf 214k. The genus leucas includes about 100 asiatic and african species. Phytol a chemical constituent of leucas aspera through. Pdf fatty acid profiling and in vitro antihyperglycemic effect of. Pronunciation of carcharhinus leucas with 2 audio pronunciations, 3 synonyms, 1 meaning, 1 sentence and. The plants have been reported to have antiinflammatory, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and insecticidal activities. Found throughout india, it is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture. Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as thumbai malayalam. Lamiaceae labiatae according to the rules of icbn the names of the families should end in aceae. Plant details information about leucas aspera plant.
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