Sanjeet
Kumar
Ravenshaw
University, Cuttack
Plants belongs to ranunculaceae are
herbs, shrubs and climbers. Usually stems are woody. Leaves are alternate, opposite,
simple or compound and stipules usually absent or represented by petioler
sheaths. Flowers are bisexual or unisexual. Bracts are very rare. Sepals are 5
or more. Stemans are hypogynous and usually many. Carpels are usually many and ovary superior. Fruits
are berries, follicles and aggregate of distinct achenes. Seeds are albuminous
and small.
The genera found in Odisha are:
Clematis: climber; leaves opposite
and terminal leaflets normal.
Naravelia : climber; leaves opposite
and terminal leaflets transformed into a tendril.
Ranunculus: Erect herb; leaves are
alternate and petals present.
Thalictrum: Erect herb; leaves
alternate, pinnately or ternately decomposed.
The important species found in Odisha are:
· C. smilacifolia
· C. gouriana
· C. nutans
· N. zeylanica
· R. Scleratus
· T. Foliolosum
Medicinal Values of Some important Ranunculaceae of Odisha:
C. smilacifolia
is native to India. This is used as a
remedy in leprosy, blood diseases and fevers. In the Concan the juice of the
leaves of the plant, mixed with that of Holarrhena
anti-dysenterica, is dropped into the eyes for the cure of staphy-loma. C. gouriana leaves are poisonous. In Indian system of medicine N.
zeylanica has been used in the treatment of pitta, helminthiasis,
dermatopathy, leprosy, rheumatalgia, odontalgia, colic inflammation, wounds and
ulcers. The root of T. foliolosum is
diuretic, febrifuge, ophthalmic, purgative, salve, stomachic and tonic. It is
considered to be a good remedy for atonic dyspepsia and is also useful in
treating peptic ulcers, indigestion, fevers, toothache, haemorrhoids and for
convalescence after acute diseases. It is a valuable remedy for
ophthalmia. The juice of the leaves is applied to boils and pimples too.
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