Abstract
Dronpushpi is a classical medicinal plant attributed with certain specific indications like Vishamjwara, Kamala. Two different plant species of Leucas are taken in use in the name of Dronpushpi. Among them Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng has been accepted as an official equivalent to Dronpushpi by the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda in its official formulary. It has also been mentioned in Unani Materia Medica. Leucas aspera Spreng is the most widely used substitute of Dronapushpi and is also equally important ethnobotanically. Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng and Leucas aspera Spreng grow as a weed on wastelands and roadsides all over India from October to February. The plants are used as insecticides and indicated in traditional medicine for coughs, cold, painful swellings, chronic skin eruptions and rheumatism. Experimentally both the species have shown good antioxidant, hepatoprotective and antimicrobial activities. They contain β-sitosterol, triterpenoids, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, phenolic compounds, diterpenes, glucosides as major chemical constituents. The current review revealed that Leucas cephalotes and Leucas aspera have number of potentials in therapeutic field.
Highlights
Dronpushpi is a classical medicinal plant attributed with certain specific indications like Vishamjwara, Kamala
Dronapushpi is botanically identified by two species of genus Leucas i.e. Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng and Leucas aspera Spreng, belonging to family
The results indicated that 100% mortality of I, II, III instar larvae of C.quinquefasciatus was observed at 5% concentration of Leucas aspera extract whereas, 1.0% concentration of chloroform extract exhibited 100% mortality rate against all the four instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus
Summary
Dronpushpi is a classical medicinal plant attributed with certain specific indications like Vishamjwara, Kamala. Among them Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng has been accepted as an official equivalent to Dronpushpi by the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda in its official formulary It has been mentioned in Unani Materia Medica. The plants are used as insecticides and indicated in traditional medicine for coughs, cold, painful swellings, chronic skin eruptions and rheumatism Both the species have shown good antioxidant, hepatoprotective and antimicrobial activities. Chakrapani in his commentary on Charak Samhita states Kutumbaka as Dronpushpi and includes it in Shaka varga(edible leafy vegetables). According to available literature Vrundamadhava was the first to quote its therapeutic indication, in Kamala in the form of collyrium, by the name Dronpushpi This quotation has been incorporated by Chakradatta in Kamala chikitsa. Published online in http://ijam.co.in Sachin Chavan et al, A Review on source plants of Dronapushpi traditionally in fever , cold, rheumatism, psoriasis and chronic skin eruptions.(1) It has been incorporated very frequently in number of Siddha and Unani preparations.(1)
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