Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Apocynaceae

Synonym:

Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf

Common Names:
Anguna, Path anguna (S)
Kodi palai (T)
Green milk weed (E)
Hemajivanti, Hemakshiri (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Root, young stalk and leaf

Uses in traditional medicine :

Ground roots and young stalks possess emetic and expectorant properties
Crushed leaves are topically applied for boils and abscesses
Leaf salad and soup increase milk production in nursing women, purify and detoxify blood and is used to treat constipation

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Triterpene: multifloren derivatives from leaves; polyoxypregnane glycosides: volubiloside A–C from flowers; phenanthropyran derivative: aeridin from whole plant

Bioactivity :

Ethanol extract of leaves: antibacterial, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgaesic; ethanol extracts of roots: anti-inflammatory, analgaesic, antipyretic

Clinical:

Note :

Fresh leaves are used as a vegetable

References :

Ashish, S. et al., (2009), Aeridin, a phenanthropyran derivative from Wattakaka volubis l. f. , Researh journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, 1(3), 232-233.

Divya, T. S. et al., (2009), Anti-inflamatory, analgesic and anti-lipid peroxidative properties of Wattakaka volubilis (Linn.f.) Stapf., Natural product radiance, 8(2), 137-141.

Maruthupandian, A. et al., (2010), Antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic and antioxidant activity of Wattakaka volubilis (l. f) stapf leaves in alloxan induced diabetic rats, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 1(11), 83-90.

Natarajan, V. And Dhas, S. S. A. G., (2013), Phytochemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial, anti oxidant activities of ethanolic extract of Dregea volubilis (Linn. ) leaves, Advances in biological research, 7(3), 81-88.

Reddy, V. L. N. et al., (2002), An unusual novel triterpenoid ether, multiflor-7-en-12,13-ether and a new multiflor-7-en-12α-ol from Wattakaka volubilis, Tetrahedron letters, 43(7), 1307-1311.

Sahu, N. P. et al., (2002), Polyoxypregnane glycosides from the flowers of Degea volubilis, Phytochemistry, 61(4), 383-388.

Shukla, A. K. et al., (2011), Anti inflammatory, analgesis and antipyretic activities of root of Wattakaka volubilis, International journal of pharmtech research, 3(3), 1334-1338.

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