New medicinal plant

with

High Biological activity

Leuzea carthamoides DC.

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

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Description

ᴥ Family: Asteraceae

ᴥ For a long time as a natural roborant, stimulant

and fodder plant in Siberia

ᴥ Root extracts and tea used as anti-tiredness and

general weakness

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Description

ᴥ Treated as adaptogenic plant for long time

ᴥ Perennial herb ht: 1 – 1.5 m

ᴥ Soft stem, woody rhizome, stolon becoming thin

from which numerous roots arise

ᴥ Roots: Wiry 1 – 1.5 mm diameter greyish brown

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Description

ᴥ Leaves: alternate, oval / elliptical, margin is

pinnately lobed

ᴥ Since 1950’s intensive pharma chem research is

carried out. Development of agrobiological properties,

agrotechnical methods of production – investigated

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Presently as a

New Medi-plant

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Description

ᴥ Length of leaves: 10 – 15 cm, short petiole on

the lower part of the stem

ᴥ Flower: 3 – 6 cm diameter surrounded by

bracts.

ᴥ Florets: regular violet

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Description

ᴥ Tubular corolla 5 lobed limb grows wider towards

the top

ᴥ Another connate into a tube inferior ovary

ᴥ One flower head contains 160 – 450 seeds

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Description

ᴥ Seeds: Wt. of seeds on one head is 2.3 – 3.5

g

ᴥ Length: 5 – 8 mm, width: 2 – 4 mm

ᴥ Wt. of 1000 seeds: 11 – 19 gms

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Chemicals

Roots and rhizome –

Potassium – 19.90 mg / g

Calcium – 13.30 mg / g

Magnesium – 2.20 mg / g

Iron – 2.50 µg / g

Manganese – 98.50 µg / g

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Chemicals

Copper – 16.50 µg / g

Cobalt – 0.80 µg / g

Chromium – 2.32 µg / g

Aluminium – 937.70 µg / g

Barium – 26.40 µg / g

Selenium – 0.01 µg / g

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Chemicals

Strontium – 5.28 µg / g

Lead – 1.04 µg / g

Boron – 0.60 µg / g

Iodine – 0.15 µg / g

Ash – 13.17 %

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Chemicals

Carthamosterone

Plypodyne B

Ajugasterone C

Flavonoids

Polyacetylenes

Triterpene

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Chemicals

Ecdysteroids –

20-hydroxy-ecdysonemakisterone C

24-dehydroxyakisterone A

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Uses

ᴥ Fodder plant

ᴥ Bee forage plant

ᴥ Medicinal use:

- Increase work efficiency

- Against tiredness in athletes

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Uses

ᴥ Drink “Sajan” – for refreshment

ᴥ Increased ambulation & rearing

ᴥ Increase CNS action

ᴥ Improve learning & memory

ᴥ A tonic plant

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Thank you !!