Barleria prionitis

Barleria prionitis (Sanskrit kuranta; Marathi vjradanti (वज्रदंती), Tamil: சுள்ளி மலர்; Tagalog: kukong manok),[1] also known as the porcupine flower, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to India, southeast Asia, and eastern Africa.[2][3]

Barleria prionitis
Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria
Species:
B. prionitis
Binomial name
Barleria prionitis

It is used for various medicinal purposes in ayurvedic medicine. The juice of the leaves is applied to feet to prevent maceration and cracking in the monsoon season.[4]

Barleria prionitis is often the host to larvae of the Phalanta phalantha and Junonia lemonias butterflies. Its leaves are known to contain 6-Hydroxyflavone, one of the chemical compounds that is a noncompetitive inhibitor of the protein cytochrome P450 2C9.[5]

References
  1. Various Indian names in Pharmacographia Indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin met with in British India, William Dymock, C. J. H. Warden & David Hooper, 1893.
  2. "Weeds of Australia Biosecurity Queensland Edition".
  3. "Weed Management Guide" (PDF).
  4. Pharmacographia Indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin met with in British India, William Dymock, C. J. H. Warden & David Hooper, 1893.
  5. Medicinal plants. Chemistry and properties, Dr. M. Daniel, 2005.
  • Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.
  • Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.
  • Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.
  • Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.


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