Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Plectranthus
Species: Plectranthus vettiveroides
Common Names: Bael
Native to India
Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties
Uses in Tradition systems of medicine
Suggested Medicinal Properties
Active Phytochemicals
Presence of carbohydrates, steroids, proteins, amino acids, phenolic compounds, tannins and alkaloids in various extracts [28]. Simultaneously, a total 36 chemical molecules were reported from the root extract.
The major compounds are androstan-17-one 3-ethyl-3-hydroxy- (5α)- (25%) and -(-) spathulenol (9%).
The other compounds include α- bisabolol (7%)
1. Z-valerenyl acetate (7%)
2. megastigma4,6(E)
3. 8(Z)-triene (6%)
4. 1H-cycloprop(E)azulen-7-ol
5. decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene- (5%)
6. myrtenol (2%)
7. 1-naphthalenol (2%)
8. caryophyllene oxide (2%)
9. abieta-9(11),8(14),12-trien-12-ol (2%)
10. All other compounds were found to be less than 2% [22]. Phytochemical screening of methanolic extract showed presence of triterpenoids, phenolic compound, proteins, flavonoids, alkaloids and tannins
References
K. Cherian Jacob, A new species of Coleus, Journal of Bombay Natural Historical Society, 42, 1941, 320-322
H. Soni, and Akhlesh Kumar Singhai, Recent updates on the genus Coleus: A review, Asian Journal of Pharmceutical and Clinical Research, 5, 2012, 12-17