Leuzea carthamoides is the medicinal plant used as herbal medicine since years.

1. New medicinal plant
with
High Biological activity
Leuzea carthamoides DC.

2. Presented by
Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India

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4. Description
ᴥ Family: Asteraceae
ᴥ For a long time as a natural roborant, stimulant
and fodder plant in Siberia
ᴥ Root extracts and tea used as anti-tiredness and
general weakness
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5. Description
ᴥ Treated as adaptogenic plant for long time
ᴥ Perennial herb ht: 1 – 1.5 m
ᴥ Soft stem, woody rhizome, stolon becoming thin
from which numerous roots arise
ᴥ Roots: Wiry 1 – 1.5 mm diameter greyish brown
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6. Description
ᴥ Leaves: alternate, oval / elliptical, margin is
pinnately lobed
ᴥ Since 1950’s intensive pharma chem research is
carried out. Development of agrobiological properties,
agrotechnical methods of production – investigated
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8. Presently as a
New Medi-plant
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9. Description
ᴥ Length of leaves: 10 – 15 cm, short petiole on
the lower part of the stem
ᴥ Flower: 3 – 6 cm diameter surrounded by
bracts.
ᴥ Florets: regular violet
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11. Description
ᴥ Tubular corolla 5 lobed limb grows wider towards
the top
ᴥ Another connate into a tube inferior ovary
ᴥ One flower head contains 160 – 450 seeds
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12. Description
ᴥ Seeds: Wt. of seeds on one head is 2.3 – 3.5
g
ᴥ Length: 5 – 8 mm, width: 2 – 4 mm
ᴥ Wt. of 1000 seeds: 11 – 19 gms
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14. Chemicals
 Roots and rhizome –
 Potassium – 19.90 mg / g
 Calcium – 13.30 mg / g
 Magnesium – 2.20 mg / g
 Iron – 2.50 µg / g
 Manganese – 98.50 µg / g
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15. Chemicals
 Copper – 16.50 µg / g
 Cobalt – 0.80 µg / g
 Chromium – 2.32 µg / g
 Aluminium – 937.70 µg / g
 Barium – 26.40 µg / g
 Selenium – 0.01 µg / g
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17. Chemicals
 Strontium – 5.28 µg / g
 Lead – 1.04 µg / g
 Boron – 0.60 µg / g
 Iodine – 0.15 µg / g
 Ash – 13.17 %
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18. Chemicals
 Carthamosterone
 Plypodyne B
 Ajugasterone C
 Flavonoids
 Polyacetylenes
 Triterpene
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19. Chemicals
 Ecdysteroids –
 20-hydroxy-ecdysonemakisterone C
 24-dehydroxyakisterone A
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21. Uses
ᴥ Fodder plant
ᴥ Bee forage plant
ᴥ Medicinal use:
- Increase work efficiency
- Against tiredness in athletes
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22. Uses
ᴥ Drink “Sajan” – for refreshment
ᴥ Increased ambulation & rearing
ᴥ Increase CNS action
ᴥ Improve learning & memory
ᴥ A tonic plant
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24. Thank you !!