Ammannia baccifera, also known as the monarch redstem or blistering ammannia is a species in the family Lythraceae. It is widespread in the tropical regions of Asia, America and Africa. It has been naturalized in Spain. It is annual and herbaceous, and can be found in marshes, swamps, rice fields and water courses at low elevations. It is considered endangered in Israel, but because it is widespread and common elsewhere, the IUCN considers it to be 'Least Concern'. The plant Ammannia baccifera Linn. is erect, branched, smooth, slender, annual, more or less purplish herb 10 to 50 centimeters in height. The stems are somewhat 4-angled. The leaves are oblong, oblanceolate, or narrowly elliptic, about 3.5 centimeters long – those on the branches very numerous, small, and 1 to 1.5 centimeters long – with narrowed base and pointed or somewhat rounded tip. The flowers are small, about 1.2 millimeters long, greenish or purplish, and borne in dense axillary clusters. The capsules are nearly spherical, depressed, about 1.2 millimeters in diameter, purple, and irregularly circumscribes above the middle. The seeds are black (Nadkarni, 1982).
The bitter herb is an appetizer, stomachic and is useful in treating biliousness [bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and excessive flatulence (passing gas)]; the leaves are beneficial for removing phlegm from the lungs and trachea. According to Ayurvedic pandits, the herbal extract is a good remedy for tuberculosis and typhoid fever. The plant juice mixed with ginger extract is helpful for curing fevers. Tribal believe that the herb is an effective remedy for all blood diseases. In India, the leaves are used to reduce the sexual libido in animals. The leaves are acrid and find application in folk medicine for the treatment of rheumatic pain, as laxative, rubefacient and external remedy for ring worm (Kirtikar, 1972). This plant was found to possess hypothermic, hypertensive, antiurolithiasis, antibacterial and CNS depressant activities (Dhar et al., 1973; Bharathi and Srinivasan, 1994; Al-Sharma and Mitschar, 1979). Recent studies have demonstrated that the ethanol extract from Ammannia baccifera possess antisteroidogenic (Ramaiyan Danapal et al., 2005),antioxidant and hepato-protective activities (Lavanya et al., 2009). Some chemical compounds found in this herb are betulinic acid, daucosterol, ellagic acid, n-hentricontane, lupeol, quercetin and triacontane-1,30-diol.[2]
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^Rhazi, L.; Rhazi, M. & Flanagan, D. (2014). "Ammannia baccifera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T164484A54398379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164484A54398379.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
ammannia, baccifera, also, known, monarch, redstem, blistering, ammannia, species, family, lythraceae, widespread, tropical, regions, asia, america, africa, been, naturalized, spain, annual, herbaceous, found, marshes, swamps, rice, fields, water, courses, ele. Ammannia baccifera also known as the monarch redstem or blistering ammannia is a species in the family Lythraceae It is widespread in the tropical regions of Asia America and Africa It has been naturalized in Spain It is annual and herbaceous and can be found in marshes swamps rice fields and water courses at low elevations It is considered endangered in Israel but because it is widespread and common elsewhere the IUCN considers it to be Least Concern The plant Ammannia baccifera Linn is erect branched smooth slender annual more or less purplish herb 10 to 50 centimeters in height The stems are somewhat 4 angled The leaves are oblong oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic about 3 5 centimeters long those on the branches very numerous small and 1 to 1 5 centimeters long with narrowed base and pointed or somewhat rounded tip The flowers are small about 1 2 millimeters long greenish or purplish and borne in dense axillary clusters The capsules are nearly spherical depressed about 1 2 millimeters in diameter purple and irregularly circumscribes above the middle The seeds are black Nadkarni 1982 Monarch redstemConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MyrtalesFamily LythraceaeGenus AmmanniaSpecies A bacciferaBinomial nameAmmannia bacciferaL SynonymsAmmannia aegyptiaca Willd Properties and Uses editThe bitter herb is an appetizer stomachic and is useful in treating biliousness bad digestion stomach pains constipation and excessive flatulence passing gas the leaves are beneficial for removing phlegm from the lungs and trachea According to Ayurvedic pandits the herbal extract is a good remedy for tuberculosis and typhoid fever The plant juice mixed with ginger extract is helpful for curing fevers Tribal believe that the herb is an effective remedy for all blood diseases In India the leaves are used to reduce the sexual libido in animals The leaves are acrid and find application in folk medicine for the treatment of rheumatic pain as laxative rubefacient and external remedy for ring worm Kirtikar 1972 This plant was found to possess hypothermic hypertensive antiurolithiasis antibacterial and CNS depressant activities Dhar et al 1973 Bharathi and Srinivasan 1994 Al Sharma and Mitschar 1979 Recent studies have demonstrated that the ethanol extract from Ammannia baccifera possess antisteroidogenic Ramaiyan Danapal et al 2005 antioxidant and hepato protective activities Lavanya et al 2009 Some chemical compounds found in this herb are betulinic acid daucosterol ellagic acid n hentricontane lupeol quercetin and triacontane 1 30 diol 2 References edit Rhazi L Rhazi M amp Flanagan D 2014 Ammannia baccifera The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 IUCN e T164484A54398379 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2014 1 RLTS T164484A54398379 en Retrieved 5 January 2018 Ammannia baccifera PROSEA PlantUse English uses plantnet project org Retrieved 2021 07 12 External links editDressler S Schmidt M amp Zizka G 2014 Ammannia baccifera African plants a Photo Guide Frankfurt Main Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg nbsp This Myrtales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ammannia baccifera amp oldid 1170476878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
