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Melastoma malabathricum

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Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum, known also as Malabar melastome, Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, planter's rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.


Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Various phytochemical groups and constituents have been identified in M. malabathricum since 1968 and are strongly associated with its ethnomedicinal values. Earlier study by Lowry showed the presence of ellagic acid and anthocyanin (e.g., malvidin-3,5-diglucoside) in the methanol extract of M. malabathricum barks (MMMBk) and aqueous extract of M. malabathricum flowers (AMMFw), respectively. Meanwhile, Lowry also reported the presence of anthocyanins (e.g., cyanidin- (Cy-) 3-glucoside and Cy-3,5-diglucoside) in the water extract of M. malabathricum fruits (WMMFr). Manzoor-I-Khuda et al. reported the isolation of β-sitosterol and a triterpenoid designated as melastomic acid (5-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid) from the ethanolic extract of M. malabathricum roots (EMMR). Dinda and Saha reported the isolation of 1-octyl docosanoate and 11-methyl-1-tricontanol while Dinda and Saha [45] reported the presence of fatty acids and sterols. Das and Kotoky reported the isolation of a new aliphatic constituent, namely, 32-methyl-1-tritriacontanol, together with ursolic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and gallic acid, and kaempferol from the leaves and flowers of M. malabathricum. Compounds like kaempferol-3-O-β-D-xyloside, quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnosyl-(1→2)-β-D-galactoside, flavan-3-ol, 4′-methylpeonidin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, anthocyanins, and tannins have also been isolated from the aerial part of M. malabathricum [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam Kalathi,Kadali,Athirani,Thodukkara,Kalampotti
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Malabar Melastome, Indian-rhododendron


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are light green and feathery with a bipinnate pattern

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1 inch Light blue 5 Flowers Season is June - August


Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Shrubs to 1.3 m tall; stem densely covered with paleaceous pectinate hairs. Leaves 4-11 x 1.5-4 cm, elliptic-oblong, base attenuate, apex acute, upper surface prominently lineolate; lower surface tomentose, 5-ribbed, drying dull-greenish; petiole to 1.5 cm long. Flowers solitary or few in rather dense clusters, c. 5 cm across; bracts 1.2-2 x 1-1.4 cm, boat-shaped, densely paleaceous hairy. Calyx tube 0.7-1 cm long, campanulate; lobes 5, 5-7 x 4-5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, densely paleaceous hairy. Petals 5, reddish purple, 1.5-2 x 0.7 - 1 cm, obovate. Stamens 10, alternating ones large and small; anthers dimorphic, dehiscence by apical pores. Ovary ovoid, 5-locular; ovules many; style simple. Capsules 1-1.5 x 0.8-1 cm, ovoid, irregularly dehiscent. Seeds many, minute. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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