Details of Plants:Verbena officinalis

Plant details

Family: Verbenaceae
Phytochemicals

Acacetin-7-O-Rutinoside
Artemetin
Aucubin
Carnosic Acid
Carnosol
Citral
Geraniol
Hastatoside
Isorosmanol
Limonene
Lupeol
Phenylpropane Glycosides Verbascoside
Rosmanol
Rosmarinic Acid
Ursolic Acid
Verbenalin
Verbenone
β-Sitosterol
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Assam: Bon Karaita
Nagaland: shunutamtsu (Ao)
Ailments cured

Burns
Fever
Malarial Fever
Plant parts used and methods

Aerial parts: Paste applied topically
Whole plant: Taken orally
Plant References

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Mengiste, B; et al. In-vitro antibactserial activity and phytochemical analysis of leaf extract of Verbena officinalis. Int. J. Pharmacogn 1: 744-779, 2014.