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Clerodendrum phlomidis is a small plant common in India and Sri Lanka. It is used in Indian and Chinese system of medicine. Flowers are rounded and small white or pinkish. Root, stem and flowers are used to treat various disorders in Indian traditional system and folk medicine. In Ayurveda, Dash mool a very powerful combination of ten different roots contains Clerodendrum phlomidis which improves body vigour and maintains good health.
The leaf extracts are effective in treating inflammation, arthritis, weakness, digestive problems. It is also reported to have diuretic,antidiabetic, antidiarrhoel, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiasthmatic and hepatoprotective activity. The plant shows diversified activities in agriculture and veterinary practices. The study of Clerodendrum phlomidis shows that plant is very significant having lots of medicinal values and so far no ill effects has reported.
INTRODUCTION
Clerodendrum phlomidis is a magic plant boon to the mankind. It is used in Indian and Chinese system of medicine. It is a small herb common in India and Sri Lanka. Clerodendrum phlomidis is from family Verbenaceae. Leaves are ovate, opposite, deltoid and hairy. Flowers are small rounded terminal panicle white or pinkish, very fragnant and bloom in August to February. Clerodendrum phlomidis is highly demanded medicinal plant as the leaves and roots are used in Ayurveda, Siddha, Chinese and Unani medicines. It is sold as "Arnimul"(leaf and root). In India plant is known as 'Arni', In Sanskrit is known as 'Agnimantha'. While the genus Clerodendrum is derived from a greek word Klerodendron, (klero means chance and Dendron means tree i.e. chance tree) may bring good luck or may not bring good luck. Clerodendrum is a very large and diverse genus having total 580 species of the genus so far identified and recorded. Molecular systematic studies based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA also indicate polyphyletic origin of the genus (Steane et al. 1999). On the basis of morphological variations like length of corolla tube, size of leaves and type of inflorescence, some authors have classified the genus into two major sub genera as Clerodendrum and Cyclonema (Steane et al.1999). Clerodendrum phlomidis is widely used to treat several inflammatory diseases and arthritis in Indian traditional system and folk medicine (Babu et al.2011). According to Indian ancient system of medicine, In Ayurveda Dash mool a...