Ecbolium viride is a species of Ecbolium of the family Acanthaceae.[1] It can be found in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a medicinal plant.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ecbolium |
| Species: | E. viride
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston
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Chemical present
editLeaves, roots and flowers contain orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston". INDIA BIODIVERSITY PORTAL.
- ^ a b "ECBOLIUM VIRIDE (Forsk.) Alst". mpbd.info. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Cheedella, Hari Kumar; Alluri, Ramesh; Ghanta, Krishna Mohan (2013). "Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effect of Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston roots against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar rats". Journal of Pharmacy Research. 7 (6): 496–501. doi:10.1016/j.jopr.2013.06.001.
- ^ Lalitha KG and Sethuraman MG (2010). "Anti-inflammatory activity of roots of Ecbolium viride (Forsk) Merrill". J Ethnopharmacol. 128 (1): 248–50. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.030. PMID 20045456.
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