Verbenaceae

Charoi utong

Common Name English :Hindi :BharangiManipuri :Charoi utong Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Clerodendrum Species :siphonanthes  R. Br.Habit :Tall undershrub.Parts Used :Bark, Wood, Leaf.Mode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for paste and the paste is mixed with little honey for consumption. Stem dried partially & burnt for smoke. Stem bark dried & ground to powder and …

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Kuthab

Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Kuthab Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Clerodendrum Species :colebrookianum  Walp.Habit :Evergreen foetid shrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves crushed for paste.Mode of use :Fresh and Local ApplicationIngredients :Colebroside A, a new diglucoside of fatty acid ester of glycerine – reported from the aerial parts.Ailment Treated:Leaf paste is useful …

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Kuthab ukabi

Common Name English :Tree clerodendronHindi :BhantManipuri :Kuthab ukabi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Clerodendrum Species :viscosum  Vent.Habit :Large glabrous shurbParts Used :Root and LeafMode of Preparation :Leafy shoot for fresh consumption. Crushed leaves with water for juice extract.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :The alcoholic extract of the roots yield sterol glycoside. The aerial parts yield …

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Moirang Khanam

Common Name English :Hindi :BarangiManipuri :Moirang Khanam Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Clerodendrum Species :serratum  (Linn.) Moon. R. Br.Habit :Bushy shrubParts Used :Root, Seed, Leaf, StemMode of Preparation :Leaf extract is mixed with honey for fresh consumption. Stem is dried partially and burnt to get fumes or smoke. Semi-dried stems cut into pieces.Mode of …

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Nongban-lei

Common Name English :Lantana weedHindi :Desi lantanaManipuri :Nongban-lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Lantana Species :camara  Linn.Habit :Sraggling hispid shrubParts Used :Root, Leaf and FruitMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed with water for juice. Roots crushed for decoction. Dried leaves ground for powder. Leaves soaked in water for infusion.Mode of use :Decoction, Fresh and …

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Nongban-lei

Common Name English :Golden dew dropHindi :Manipuri :Nongban-lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Duranta Species :repens  Linn.Habit :Foetid bushy shrubParts Used :FruitMode of Preparation :Fresh fruits crushed with water for juice.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Seeds yeild a fatty oil. A new oxo-steroid – lancamarone, a new triterpene, lantanolic acid and lantic acid have been …

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