Osbeckia octandra DC.

Melastomataceae

Common Names:
Heen-bovitiya (S)
Kathtoo mukhtohulai (T)

Status

Endemic to Sri Lanka

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and root

Uses in traditional medicine :

  • Porridge prepared from the young leaves is prescribed as a liver tonic
  • Herbal tea made from dried mature leaves is taken for diabetes
  • Leaves are used to treat haemorrhoids
  • Leaves and roots are used to treat hepatitis

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Bioactivity :

Aqueous extracts of leaves: immunomodulator; aqueous extract of mature leaves: hypoglycaemic

Clinical:

Note :

Provincial flower of Southern province

References :

Fernando, M. R. et al., (1990), Hypoglycaemic activity of some medicinalplants in Sri-lanka, General Pharmaceutical Council, 21(5), 779-782.

Thabrewa, M. I., (1991), Immunomodulatory activity of three Sri-Lankan medicinal plants used in hepatic disorders, Journul of Elhnophormucol- ogy, 33, 63-66.

Thabrew, M. I. et al., (1987), A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Pavetta indica and Osbeckia octandra in the Treatment of Liver Dysfunction, Planta medica, 1, 239-241.

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