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Cordia dichotoma G.Forst.

Summary
Lasura is fruit vegetable belonging to the family Boraginaceae. They are rich source of flavonoids, phenolic acids and diterpenes. They have excellent antioxidant activity and inhibit lipid peroxidation and enhance the superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione levels. They exhibit anti-tumor activity by arresting cell cycle progression in tumor cells and promote apoptosis.

Mode of Consumption : Fried and boiled
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Cordia dichotoma G.Forst.
Family: Boraginaceae Juss.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Boraginales
Genus: Cordia L.
Fruiting Season: July-September
Parts: Fruit
  • North-Western Mountain Region
 Himachal Pradesh : Lasuda

Fruit
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Fruit and seed pulpAntioxidantThe fruit and seed pulp decreases antioxidant parameters of liver homogenate like GSH, GR, GST, GPx, SOD, and CAT, coupled with a significant increase in the lipid peroxidation marker MDA.MDA, GSH, GR, GST, GPx, SOD, and CAT[1]
Fruit powder extractAnti-tumorFruit powder extract helps in cell cycle arrest, inhibition of kinase activity and promote apoptosis.It further inhibits secretion of matrix metalloproteinases and suppression of tumor invasion processes suppressing topoisomerase enzyme activity that implicated in DNA replication and promotes apoptosis and expression of the p53 gene.Kinase activity, p53 gene,topoisomerase enzyme and metalloproteinases[2]
Fruit powder extractAnti-tumorThe fruit powder extract significantly reduced the number of viable Ehrlich cells and the weight of the tumor tissue and increases the number of non-viable cells.Caspase-3 and ROS[2]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
AlkaloidTotal alkaloids: 28.36[2]
FlavonoidCatechin: 10.26, Quercetin : 27.9[2]
Phenolic acidGallic acid: 45.08[2]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
  • It is astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, demulcent and expectorant.
  • It is beneficial in the diseases of chest and urinary passage.
  • The kernels are used in external application of ringworm.
CSIR(1950).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-II ,P.346, New Delhi, India
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    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India