Details of Plants:Barleria cristata

Plant details

Family: Acanthaceae
Phytochemicals

4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamate derivatives
4-hydroxycinnamic acid
4a, 5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopetan pyran-4,7-dicaroxylate)
7-methoxy Luteolin
Acteoside
Apigenin
Apigenin-7-glucuronide
Barlerin
Desrhamnosyl Acteoside
Luteolin
Naringenin
Oleanolic acid
Poliumoside
Quercetin
Quercetin 3-b-D glucoside
Shanzhiside Methyl Ester
Shanzhiside Methyl Ester
a-tocopherol
barlacristone
barlerin (or dimethyl 5-hydroxy-7-methyl1-((2R, 3S, 4S, 6S)-3,4,5-tridroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl) tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)-1
cristabarlone
p-coumaric acid
β-Sitosterol
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Vernacular Name

Assam: Sajhia
Ailments cured

Skin diseases
Plant parts used and methods

Whole plant: Decoction applied topically
Plant References

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Phytochemical References

Kumar, H; et al. Barleria cristata: perspective towards phytopharmacological aspects. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 70.4: 475-487, 2018.