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Lobelia Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Lobelia nicotianifolia Heyne |
| English Name |
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Lobelia |
| Hindi Name |
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Nala |
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| CATEGORY |
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Expectorant |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Whole Herb |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| FAMILY |
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Lobeliaceae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The plant is indigenous to India and is found in following countries :-
France
India
Java
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
In India this plant is found on the Western Ghats from Bombay to Travancore, Konkan, Matheran, Southern Maharashtra, Nilgiri, Malabar, Mysore at altitudes of 600 ? 2000 Meters.
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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Odourless |
| Taste |
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Acrid and irritating |
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Fruit is a 2-celled inflated capsule and longitudinally ribbed. The seeds are small, ellipsoid, compressed and coarsely reticulate. |
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| Moisture |
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N/A |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are :-
d and l-Lobeline
Lobelanine
Nor-lobelanine
Lobelanidine
Nor-lobelanidine
The principal alkaloid of lobelia is lobeline, occurring in needles melting at 1300-1310C. Closely allied to lobeline are the following: d, I-lobeline, an optically inactive isomer of lobeline; lobelanine, nor-lobelanine, lobelanidine, and nor-lobelanidine.
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| Minor |
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Following alkaloids have recently been identified and isolated :--
Lobinine
Isolobinine
Lobinaline
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| CULTIVATION |
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N/A |
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| STORAGE |
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To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions :-
Air tight containers
Protection from light
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