Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Leea macrophylla
Roxb. ex Hornem. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia
Introduction
Based on Ethnobotanical
surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has
documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous
publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj
Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For
complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please
visit pankajoudhia.com
For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt
305. Leea macrophylla,
Roxb. h.f.b.l, i. 664,
Roxb. 291.
Sans. : —
Samoodraka.
Vern. —
Dhol-shumoodra (B.) ; Dinda (Bomb.) ; Samudraca
(H.) ; Hatkan (
Santal) ; Dinda (Mar.).
Habitat :—
Throughout the hotter parts of India, from the
tropical
Himalaya, as far west as Kumaon, to Bengal, Assam,
and the Western
Peninsula.
Stems erect,
flexuose. Leaves simple, 9in., 2-fid, broadly
ovate, sub-cordate
at base, coarsely serrate or dentate or sub-
lobed, repand,
glabrous and dark green above, nearly white
beneath, and
pubescent, with minute-branching hairs. Cymes
puberulous,
1-ft. or more, freely-branching. Flowers white,
small. Fruit the
size of a small cherry, smooth, black,
succulent.
Part used : —
The root. [Pankaj
Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine.]
Uses : — The
tuberous root is employed in the cure of gui-
nea-worm, and
when pounded is applied to obstinate sores to pro-
mote
cicatrization. According to Roxburgh, the root is astrin-
gent and a
reputed remedy for ringworm (Dymock).
The root is said
to yield colour for dyeing.
E-documents on
Leea
K. 0. AMPELID/E.
351
In Chhota
Nagpur, it is supposed to have anodyne proper-
ties, being
applied externally to allay pain (Revd. A. Camp-
bell).
The Burmans use
the root as an application to wounds to
stop the
effusion of blood (Mason).
[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Through
Ethnobtanical surveys I have collected information about over 25,000
Traditional Herbal Formulations in which Leea parts are used both internnaly as
well as externally. These Formulations are used in treatment of over 30 common
as well as complicated diseases. It is really surprising that young researchers
are not taking much interest in this sepcies. There are hundreds of
Formulations waiting for validation under frame of modern science. The uses of
Leea in treatment of different types of cancer with Indigenous Medicinal Rice
and also with tens of wild insect species in Traditional Entomotherapy are
unique Traditional Medicinal Knowledge waiting for further research. Please
Table Leea-1 to Leea-18 for details about Herbal Formulations.]
Citation
Oudhia, Pankaj (2013).
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com
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