Thank you Prasadji. To my surprise this too has a lot of medicinal value and it is edible too
Common name: Shiny Bush, Slate pencil plant, pepper elder, rat's ear, shiny bush, silverbush • Malayalam: Mashitandu chedi • Assamese: Pononoa • Sanskrit: Toyakandha, Varshabhoo Parts utilized Leaves and stems. Constituents and properties • Considered anti-inflammatory, refrigerant, analgesic, antifungal, anticancer. • Study yielded 5 new bioactive compounds: two secolignans, two tetrahydrofuran lignans, and one highly methoxylated dihydronaphthalenone. source Uses Nutritional Leaves and stems may be eaten as vegetable. In salads, the fresh plant has the crispness of carrot sticks and celery. Folkloric Infusion and decoction of leaves and stems are used for gout and arthritis. Externally, as a facial rinse for complexion problems. Pounded whole plant used as warm poultice for boils, pustules and pimples. In Bolivia, decoction of roots used for fever; aerial parts for wounds. Used for headaches, rhumatic pains, impotence. In Brazil, used to lower cholesterol; for treatment of abscesses, furuncles and conjunctivitis New uses Belongs to the "preferred list" of Philippine medicinal plants, being studied for its use in the treatment of arthritis and gout. For arthritis: Leaves and stems of the fresh plant may be eaten as salad. Or, as an infusion, put a 20-cm plant in 2 glasses of boiling water; and 1/2 cup of this infusion is taken morning and evening. Studies • Analgesic / Antiinflammatory: Extract study of aerial parts of PP tested in rats and mice exhibited anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. • CNS Depressant Activity: Study of peperomia leaf extract showed dose-dependent depressant effects probably due to psychoactive substances that are CNS depressant. • Antipyretic: Study of PP leaf extract on rabbits showed antipyretic effects comparable to a standard aspirin. • Antibacterial: Study of methanolic extract of PP exhibited a very good level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Regards Bhagyashri On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:25 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > I think this is *Peperomia. *Probably* P. **pellucida.* > > Regards > > Prasad > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Request for identification >> >> >> Date/Time-Sep 2011 >> >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >> >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- probably wild >> >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb >> >> >> Height/Length- about 4 cms in height >> >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green >> >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- I do not know how to describe this whether what >> I see as 2 long stick like inflorescence >> >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen >> >> >> Regards >> >> Bhagyashri >> > > > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 >
