Nepenthes distillatoria L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Immature leaf and pitcher fluid
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Fluid of the unopened pitcher is taken morning and evening for cough
- Used to treat whooping cough, oedema and suppuration of boils
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Acid proteinases: nepenthesins I and II from pitcher fluid
Bioactivity :
Clinical:
Note :
An insectivorous plant; The liquid of unopened pitcher is used as a drink
References : Athauda, S. B. P. et al., (2004), Enzymic and structural characterization of nepenthesin, a unique member of a novel subfamily of aspartic protein- ases, Biochemical Journal, 381, 295–306.
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