KJC Medicinal Garden
Lavander Gida
Bursera delpechiana
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Bursera
Species: Bursera delpechiana
Common Names: Linaloe or Indian Lavender
Native to Native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia. Australasia, and the Americas.
Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties
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B. serrata
B. simaruba
B. aromatica
B. excelsa
B. mirandae
B. lunanii
- Heavily branched Small deciduous tree.
- Leaves: 3-9 Foliate with dentate margin with glandular hair.
- Stems possess leaf -like rachis.
- Flowers: white, fragrant with 8 lobed floral disks.
- Fruit: drupe and reddish brown when ripe
Uses in Tradition systems of medicine
- Used in Ayurveda and Unani.
- Used as medical gum
- Leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds are used for the treatment to relive sprains and muscle ache, cure for skin irritations, stimulate digestion and the treatment of asthma.
- Served herbal tea to relive inflammation.
- The roots and the leaves are used to treat fever, constipation, malaria, diarrhoea and jaundice.
- Their oil contains monoterpenoids hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenoids and hydrocarbons.
- They also contain sesquiterpenes.
Suggested Medicinal Properties
- Antidiabetic
- Anticarcinogenic
- Antimicrobial
- Antifungal
- Anti-inflammatory
- Hypoglycemic effects
- Prevents constipation
- Ulcer healing activity
- Antioxidants
- Prevent eye problems like cataract
- Cardioprotective
- Wound healing activity
Active Phytochemicals
1. Terpinenes
2. β- caryophyllene
3. α- amyrin
4. Lindestrene
5. Limonene
6. α- terpineol
7. α- terpinolene
References
Murthy, Reddy M, Rani, Pullaiah: Bio active principles and biological properties of essential oils of Burseraceae: A review “Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry” -2016