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[[File:Adenia hondala.jpg|thumb|right|'''Adenia hondala''']]
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[[File:Acmella_oleracea_002.JPG|200px|thumb|right|''Toothache plant'']]
  
'''Adenia hondala''' is a genus of flowering plants in the passion flower family Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The centers of diversity are in Madagascar, eastern and western tropical Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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'''Toothache plant''' is a prostrate perennial plant. The plant is often cultivated as an annual for its edible leaves in parts of the tropics, especially Brazil. It is also grown widely as an ornamental because of the attractive colorful heads.
  
'''Uses:''' Intestinal worms, Allergy, Tumor, Skin eruptions, Insect bites, Chicken pox, Itching, Diabetes.
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'''Uses:''' Toothache, Throat infections, Gum infections, Dysentery, Rheumatism, Blood parasites, Malaria.
  
'''Chemical Composition:''' It contains Lanceolin, Stenodactylin, and Volkensin etc.
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'''Chemical Composition:''' The most important taste-active molecules present are fatty acid amides such as spilanthol, which is responsible for the trigeminal and saliva-inducing effects of products such as jambu oleoresin, a concentrated extract of the plant
  
  
  
<div style="float:right;"><span style="width: 100%; background-color: #cef2e0; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Adenia hondala - Vidari|Read more]]</span></div>
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<div style="float:center;"><span style="width: 100%; background-color: #cef2e0; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Acmella oleracea - Toothache plant|Read more]]</span></div>

Latest revision as of 09:58, 23 November 2022

Toothache plant

Toothache plant is a prostrate perennial plant. The plant is often cultivated as an annual for its edible leaves in parts of the tropics, especially Brazil. It is also grown widely as an ornamental because of the attractive colorful heads.

Uses: Toothache, Throat infections, Gum infections, Dysentery, Rheumatism, Blood parasites, Malaria.

Chemical Composition: The most important taste-active molecules present are fatty acid amides such as spilanthol, which is responsible for the trigeminal and saliva-inducing effects of products such as jambu oleoresin, a concentrated extract of the plant


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