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Raatri raani
Cestrum nocturnum


Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species: Cestrum nocturnum
Common Names: lady of the night, night-blooming jasamine
Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties

    C. tomentosum
Morphology:
  • evergreen shrub, 3.5 m tall, slender branches
  • leaves are simple, narrow lanceolate, 6–20 cm (2.4–7.9 in) long and 2–4.5 cm (0.79–1.77 in) broad, smooth and glossy
  • The flowers are greenish-white, with a slender tubular corolla 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) long with five acute lobes, 10–13 mm

Uses in Tradition systems of medicine

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Nutritional Properties
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Suggested Medicinal Properties

  • Antioxidant
  • anti-hyperlipidemic
  • hepatoprotective
  • analgesic
  • antifungal
  • anti-convulsant
  • anti-HIV

Active Phytochemicals

Alkaloids

Saponins

Cardiac glycosides

Steriods

Flavanoids

Tannins

References

• Al-Reza, Sharif M.; Rahman, Atiqur; Kang, Sun Chul (June 2009). "Chemical composition and inhibitory effect of essential oil and organic extracts of Cestrum nocturnum L. on food‐borne pathogens". International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 44 (6): 1176–1182. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.01939.x

• Wu, Deng-Pan; Lin, Tian-Yu; Lv, Jin-Yan; Chen, Wen-Ya; Bai, Li-Ru; Zhou, Yan; Huang, Jin-Lan; Zhong, Zhen-Guo (2017). "Flower Extracts Attenuate Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in Malignant Cells through Inducing DNA Damage and Inhibiting Topoisomerase II Activity"