Leucas aspera – A Review of its Biological activity

Abstract

Herbal plants are integral parts of the traditional medicine worldwide and most of the rural and urban population uses these plants in many of their regular needs even today. The current researchers are more focused on natural chemicals than the synthetic chemicals due to their environmental, economical and health benefits. Plants produce many chemical compounds for its biological activities including defence mechanism against microbes, insects and herbivorous animals and these chemicals are called as phyto chemicals. Herbal plants are a natural source of many important phyto chemicals and widely used in Pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. A wide variety of herbal plants are available in the Indian subcontinent and they are the backbone of Indian traditional medicines Ayurveda and Siddha. Leucas aspera Linn., commonly known as Thumbai or Dronpushpi is a small, erect, branched annual aromatic herb, distributed throughout India from the Himalayas down to Ceylon. Though it grows as a weed throughout the country, it has a number of medicinal values and it is used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases. The study of various biological properties of this plant will be useful for its potential use in respective industries. Medicinally, it has been proven to possess various pharmacological values like antifungal, antipyretic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, analgesic, antidiarrheal, insecticidal, antiinflammatory and cytotoxic activity in a number of studies by different researchers in the past several years. The available reports on antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity and pharmacological value of L. aspera are discussed in this review.

Effects of dietary Leucas aspera levels on growth performance, nutrient utilization, digestive enzymes and physio‐metabolic and health status of bagrid catfish, Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822)

“…Herbal plants were observed to be the backbone of the traditional medicines for humans in urban and rural areas throughout the world (Nirmala & Kanchana, 2018). Recently, functional additives of plant origin in animal nutrition have gained importance due to their nutraceutical attributes (Frankic et al, 2009;Doan, Soltani, Ingelbrecht & Soltani, 2020).…”

“…It has been used in the traditional medicine for treating lack of appetite, stomach complaints, sinusitis and headache since ancient times (Pathak and Das, 2013). Besides, L. aspera is known for its antimicrobial activity, antioxidant property, hepatoprotective activity and anti-inflammatory actions (Nirmala & Kanchana, 2018). However, evaluation of L. aspera as an herbal additive in fish diet for improving growth and health is limited and needs more demonstrating in different species.…”

“…Besides, L . aspera is known for its antimicrobial activity, antioxidant property, hepatoprotective activity and anti‐inflammatory actions (Nirmala & Kanchana, 2018). However, evaluation of L .…”

Palynological characteristics of selected Lamioideae taxa and its taxonomic significance

“…The ethnopharmacological implication of the genus Eremostachys has been documented in the previous findings (Mohammadhosseini, Frezza, Venditti, & Akbarzadeh, 2019). Leucas species have been used traditionally used for most of the pharmacological and medicinal uses, that is, jaundice, fever, respiratory, and skin diseases (Kundu, Salma, Sutradhar, & Mandal, 2018; Nirmala & Kanchana, 2018).…”

The Aortic Elasticity in Hearing-Impaired Girls After Dynamic Load

“…Studies have also been conducted to identify the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with various hearing impairments [4]. Earlier, we discovered the influence of severe hearing pathology on the indicators of cardiac output and stroke volume [5,6]. However, it is extremely important to study the contribution of the vascular component to the hemodynamics of the hearing impaired.…”