Details of Plants:Clerodendrum infortunatum

Plant details

Family: Verbenaceae
Phytochemicals

5,8,11-eicosatriynoic acid
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Betulic acid
Cinnamic Acid
Desulphosinigrin
Eugenol
Guaiacol (2-Methoxyphenol)
Hexadecanoic Acid
Limonene
Phytol
Stigmasterol
Tyrosol (4-Hydroxy- Benzeneethanol)
Vaccenic Acid
Vanillic Acid
catechol
p-vinylguaiacol (2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol)
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Vernacular Name

Sikkim: Chitu
Arunachal Pradesh: Potasun
Ailments cured

Fever
Helminthiasis
Hypertension
Plant parts used and methods

Bark: Extract taken orally
Leaves: Taken orally
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Dey, P; et al. Comparative phytochemical profiling of Clerodendrum infortunatum L. using GC-MS method coupled with multivariate statistical approaches. Metabolomics 5.3: 1000147, 2015.