Botanical info and medicinal uses of Ecliptae Herba.
Contents
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- Basic Botanical info and Identification of Ecliptae Herba.
- Eclipta prostrata Physical Characteristics.
- Cultivation details of Eclipta prostrata.
- Eclipta prostrata Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- Medicinal Uses of Ecliptae Herba.
- Traditional Functions and Notes of Ecliptae Herba.
- Pharmacological studies:Ecliptae Herba.
- Eclipta prostrata Quality control including chromatographic fingerprint profiling.
- Suggestions and Administrations of Eclipta prostrata.
- Research Update:Eclipta prostrata.
Applications and Properties:
Applications:
Anti-inflammatory.
Purgative,emetic,cholagogue.
Snakebites.
Tuberculosis and as haemostatic.
Treat epilepsy.
Insanity.
Properties:
AntivenOn effect.
Proteolytic and Hemorrhagic activities.
Hepatitis treatment.
Dosages:Juice, powder 3~6 ml of the drug in juice form 12~36 g of the drug in powder form for decoction.
Safety and Toxicity:
The 50% ethanolic extract of the whole plant, administered intraperitoneally in mice, showed a maximum tolerated dose of 1 g/kg (Khin et al., 1978). Hidroalcoholic extract (1: 1) of the dried aerial parts, administered orally at dose of 100 mg/kg, did not show inhibition of implantation and embryotoxic effect in rats female (Mishra et al., 1979). The 95% ethanolic extract of the dried aerial parts, administered orally, intragastrically and intraperitoneally in mice did not present general toxic effect to 2 g/kg dose.
Can be safely consumed but it does not have to be taken by patients with acute or chronic diarrhea, or patients who have disorders of spleen,not recommended to be used during breast-feeding.
Reference:
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- 1.Botanical info and medicinal uses of Ecliptae Herba.
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