Ecbolium viride

Ecbolium viride is a species of Ecbolium of the family Acanthaceae[1]. It can be found in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a medicinal plant.[2][3]

Flower
Pollen

Ecbolium viride
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ecbolium
Species:
E. viride
Binomial name
Ecbolium viride
(Forssk.) Alston
Synonyms
  • Ecbolium linneanum var. rotundifolium (Nees) C.B.Clarke
  • Ecbolium viride var. chandrasekariana Remadevi & Binojk.[1]
  • Ecbolium viride var. dentatum (Klein ex Link) M.R.Almeida[1]
  • Ecbolium viride var. laetevirens Raizada[1]
  • Justicia rotundifolia Nees[1]
  • Justicia viridis Forssk.[1]

Chemical present

Leaves, roots and flowers contain orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin.[2][4]

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References
  1. "Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston". INDIA BIODIVERSITY PORTAL.
  2. "ECBOLIUM VIRIDE (Forsk.) Alst". mpbd.info.
  3. "Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effect of Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston roots against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar rats". Journal of Pharmacy Research. 7: 496–501. doi:10.1016/j.jopr.2013.06.001.
  4. Lalitha KG and Sethuraman MG (2010). "Anti-inflammatory activity of roots of Ecbolium viride (Forsk) Merrill". J Ethnopharmacol. 128: 248–50. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.030. PMID 20045456.


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