Pavetta indica

Pavetta indica
	Nong Nooch Tropical Garden. Thailand.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Pavetta
Species:	P. indica
Binomial name
	Pavetta indica; L.

Pavetta indica is a plant commonly found in Sri Lanka and India

Medicinal Uses

The entire plant used medicinally as a bitter tonic, diuretic, inflammation, rheumatism, jaundice and ulcer. In the indigenous system of medicine, it is reported that the decoction of the leaves are used to relieve haemorrhoidal pain, as a lotion for nose, analgesic, antipyretic, appetizer and the ulceration of mouth. In literature, it has been reported as an antibacterial, antiviral and antimalarial. It showed analgesic activity for the ethanolic leaf extract on laboratory animals.^[1]

Reference

^ Analgesic activity of Ethanolic leaf extract of Pavetta indica. Golwala DK, Patel LD, Bothara SB, Patel PM, Vaidya SK, Raval M. K International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research (IJPSDR) (ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 2, page: 119-120.

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[1] Analgesic activity of Ethanolic leaf extract of Pavetta indica. Golwala DK, Patel LD, Bothara SB, Patel PM, Vaidya SK, Raval M. K International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research (IJPSDR) (ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 2, page: 119-120.

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