Pergularia
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| P. daemia in Hyderabad, India | |
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| Genus: | Pergularia L. 1767
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Pergularia is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. Pergularia daemia is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia.[1]
Pharmacological activities include antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-infertility and central nervous system depressant activity.[2]
- Species[3]
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- formerly included[3]
moved to other genera (Cionura, Marsdenia, Metaplexis, Strophanthus, Telosma, Tylophora, Vallaris )
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References
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ^ Karthishwaran K., Mirunalini S. "Therapeutic potential of Pergularia daemia (Forsk.): The ayurvedic wonder" International Journal of Pharmacology 2010 6:6 (836-843)
- ^ a b The Plant List
External links
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Data related to Pergularia at Wikispecies
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