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Pavetta indica is a plant commonly found in South and Southeast Asia, including in India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
| Pavetta indica | |
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| Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Pavetta |
| Species: | P. indica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pavetta indica | |
Medicinal uses edit
The entire plant used medicinally as a bitter tonic, diuretic, inflammation, rheumatism, jaundice and ulcer. In the indigenous system of medicine, it is reported that the decoction of the leaves are used to relieve haemorrhoidal pain, as a lotion for nose, analgesic, antipyretic, appetizer and the ulceration of mouth. In literature, it has been reported as an antibacterial, antiviral and antimalarial. It showed analgesic activity for the ethanolic leaf extract on laboratory animals.[1]
It is also used by the Hmong people of northern Thailand in religious ceremonies to communicate with ancestral spirits.[2]
References edit
- ^ Analgesic activity of Ethanolic leaf extract of Pavetta indica. Golwala DK, Patel LD, Bothara SB, Patel PM, Vaidya SK, Raval M. K International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research (IJPSDR) (ISSN 0975-248X), Mathura, India. 2009: Volume 1, Issue 2, page: 119-120.
- ^ Yarnvudhi, Arerut, Sarawood Sungkaew, Sutheera Hermhuk, Pasuta Sunthornhao, Surin Onprom (2016). Plant Diversity and Utilization on Ethnobotany of Local People at Hmong Doi Pui Village in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai Province. Thai J. For. 35(3): 136-146 (2016).
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