Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb.
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It is commonly known as Kala adusa and belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flowers and leaves are cooked and consumed as vegetable. Leaf and flower extract has anti- dibetic property. Sparteine, Phlogacanthosides A,B and C are present as bioactive compounds in this plant. Treatment with the leaves and flowers extract for 21 days normalized the reduced levels of Alanine transaminase (SGPT), aspartate transaminase (SGOT), alkaline phosphate (ALP), cholesterol and triglyceride in STZ (streptozotocin) treated mice. Mode of Consumption : Cooked, fried, also fried with pounded rice or gram; Flowers fried, also in curry |
| Plant Details | Agro-climatic Zone | Vernacular Names | Pictures |
| Scientific Name: Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb. Family: Acanthaceae Juss. Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Genus: Phlogacanthus Nees Fruiting Season: December to February Parts: Flowers, Leaves |
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Assam : Titaphul Bihar : Kala adusa Delhi : Kala adusa Haryana : Kala adusa Jharkhand : Kala adusa Madhya Pradesh : Kala adusa Manipur : Nongmakha Meghalaya : Tadang-kakseu, Dieng-soh-kajut Rajasthan : Kala adusa Uttar Pradesh : Kala adusa Uttarakhand : Kala adusa West Bengal : Chua |
 Plant bearing flowers |
| Compound/Extract | Activity | Mode of Action | Marker/References |
| Leaf & flower extract | Antidiabetic | Treatment with the leaves and flowers extract for 21 days normalized the reduced levels of Alanine transaminase (SGPT), Aspartate transaminase (SGOT), Alkaline phosphate (ALP), cholesterol and triglyceride in STZ treated mice. | SGPT, SGOT, and ALP[1] |
| Major Class | Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight) |
| 1, 8-diamino-3,6-dioxaoctane: , 1-Hexadecano: , 1-naphthalenecarboxaldehyde: , 2,6,6-trimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane, trans: , 7H-Purin-6-amine, 7-methyl-: , 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester: , Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3,5 dimethoxy-, hydrazide: , Cyclopropane, isothiocyanate-: , N, N-dimethyltrimethylsilamine: , Phenol,2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl): [2] | |
| 5-alkylresorcinol | Orcinol: [6] |
| Alkaloid | Ajmaline/Aritmina: , Aspidocarpine: , Hydroquinidine: , Sparteine: [5] |
| Alkene | 1-Nonadecene: [2] |
| Amino acid | L-Histidine: [5] |
| Diterpene glucoside | Phloganthoside: [4] |
| Diterpene lactone | Phlogacantholides B: , Phlogacantholides C: [4] |
| Diterpene lactone glucoside | Phlogacanthosides A: , Phlogacanthosides B: , Phlogacanthosides C: [4] |
| Fatty acid | Hexadecanoic acid: , Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester: [6] |
| Fatty acid derivative | Methyl stearate: [6] |
| Fatty acid methyl ester | Octadecanoic acid methyl ester: [2] |
| Harmala alkaloid | Harmine: [5] |
| Lignan glycoside | (+)-syringaresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside: [4] |
| Pentacyclic triterpenoid | Betulin: [3] |
| Phenol | Phenol, 2,6-dimethoxy-: [6] |
| Phytosterol | Stigmasterol: , β-sitosterol: [3] [4] |
| Phytosterol-like compound | β-Daucosterol: [4] |
| Polyamine | Terbutylazine-2-hydroxy: [5] |
| Terpene | Lupeol: , Phytol: , Squalene: [6] |
| Terpenic trilactone | Bilobalide: [5] |
| Terpenoid | Allo-aromadendrene: [6] |
| Terpenoidal glycoside | (2E,7Z)-2,6-dihydroxycycloocta-2,7-dienone: , 19-dihydroxy-phlogacantholide: , 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl 1' →2')-α-L-hamnopyranosylphlogaca-nthoside]: , Stigmasta-5,22-dien-7-on-3β-ol: , β-sitosterol-D-glucoside: [4] |
| Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | 1-Hexadecene: [2] |
| Effect | Observation | DOI |
| Disease | Formulation | Reference | Author | TKDL |
| Information from Wealth of India | Reference |
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CSIR(1952).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-VIII ,P.14, New Delhi, India |
| 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.8, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.8 |
| CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India |