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'''Abrus precatorius''' is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.
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'''Dronapushpi''' is a species within the Leucas genus and the Lamiaceae family. Leucas aspera is commonly found throughout India and the Philippines as well as the plains of Mauritius and Java. In India and the Philippines Leucas aspera is a very common weed.
  
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[[File:IndianLicorice 7899.JPG|thumb|right|''Gulaganji'']]
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[[File:Leucas aspera at Gandipet, Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 9054.jpg|thumb|right|''Dronapushpi'', ''Leucas aspera'']]
  
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'''Chemical Composition''': Mature seeds contain alkali like abrine, precatorine, etc., abraline; toxalbumin like abrin I, II, III, etc., abrus agglutinin I, II (A. P. A Ⅰ, Ⅱ), sterols like abricin, squnalene, alcohol likeβ-amyrin, cycloartenol, 5β-cholanic acid, abrussic acid, sophoradiol, trimethyltryptophan abrusin galactose, arabinose, xylose, polysaccharide and flavonoids compounds, Seed covers contain gallic acid, abranin), delphinidin.
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'''Uses''': Sores of the eyes, Sores of the nose, Fever, Cough, Skin eruptions, Cold, Snakebite, Wounds, Sore throats.
  
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<span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Abrus Precatorius - Gunja|Read more]]</span>
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'''Chemical Composition''': Preliminary chemical examination of L aspera revealed presence of triterpenoids in entire plant. Whole plant is reported to contain oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and 3-sitosterol. Aerial parts are reported to contain nicotine, sterols.
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<span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Leucas aspera - Dronapushpi|Read more]]</span>

Revision as of 13:01, 27 May 2019

Dronapushpi is a species within the Leucas genus and the Lamiaceae family. Leucas aspera is commonly found throughout India and the Philippines as well as the plains of Mauritius and Java. In India and the Philippines Leucas aspera is a very common weed.

Dronapushpi, Leucas aspera

Uses: Sores of the eyes, Sores of the nose, Fever, Cough, Skin eruptions, Cold, Snakebite, Wounds, Sore throats.

Chemical Composition: Preliminary chemical examination of L aspera revealed presence of triterpenoids in entire plant. Whole plant is reported to contain oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and 3-sitosterol. Aerial parts are reported to contain nicotine, sterols.

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