Kalanchoe Pinnata--MIRACLE LEAF
விரணக்கள்ளி .
கட்டிப்போட்டால் குட்டிப்போடும் இலை
அன்பர்களே இதன் மகிமை கொஞ்சநஞ்சமல்ல. தயவுசெய்து இதனைத்தேடிப்
பார்த்து உங்கள் வீட்டுத்தொட்டிகளில் வளர்த்துப் பயனை அனுபவியுங்கள்.
கட்டிப்போட்டால் குட்டிப்போடும் இலை
அன்பர்களே இதன் மகிமை கொஞ்சநஞ்சமல்ல. தயவுசெய்து இதனைத்தேடிப்
பார்த்து உங்கள் வீட்டுத்தொட்டிகளில் வளர்த்துப் பயனை அனுபவியுங்கள்.
Plant Name: Kalanchoe pinnataThe
Scientific name of Miracle Leaf is Kalanchoe pinnata. It is a succulent plant native to Africa, Madagascar, India and Indian Ocean Islands. Maybe due to its amazing trait of miniature plant-lets forming on the margins of its leaves, and its ability to grow fast and thrive beautifully in many conditions, it is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific and Caribbean. In fact, because Kalanchoe pinnata can grow so well, reproduce and spread so rapidly in Hawaii, that it is listed as one of Hawaii’s most invasive horticultural plants.
In other areas of the Caribbean it is used as a cooling tea or as a poultice for sores.
Upon contact with the soil, each leaf can generate several plantlets from the margin, a character contributing greatly to the persistence and weediness of this exotic plant originally native to Madagascar.
Similarly Used Species:
Other Names: Bryophyllum pinnatum
Common Names: 'Oliwa Ka Kahakai [Hawai'i], Mother Of Thousands, Air Plant [USA], Herbe Mal Tete [Dominica] Never Dead, Parvu, Wonder-Of-The-World [Trinidad] Hoja Del Aire [Bolivia]
Category:
Properties: Slightly sour and bland tasting; cold.
Channels Entered:
Pharmacutical Name:
Western Functions: Anti-inflammatory, hemostatic; reduces swelling, promotes healing
Energetic Functions: Clears heat and toxin, clears heat and cools the blood, invigorates blood
Uses:
* Digestive: Vomiting blood [China]
* Ears, nose, throat: Tonsillitis, otitis media, opthalmia. Leaf poultice or juice in the ear for earache.[China, Caribbean, Trinidad]
* Infection: Boils and pyodermas, mastitis. [China, Caribbean]
* Musculoskeletal / Trauma: Traumatic injury - fracture. Strains, sprains, bruises, swellings, Mash leaves and apply externally to lesion.[China, Ecuador, Caribbean, Trinidad] Bleeding from wounds [China]
* Parasites: Heated leaves for "tay tay worms". [Trinidad]
* Psychospiritual: Leaves in bath for "bewitchment". [Trinidad]
* Reproductive: Leaf poultice for dysmenorrhea. [Caribbean]
* Respiratory: Poulticed for head cold. [Caribbean] Coughing blood [China]
* Urinary: Leaves decocted to clean the bladder. [Trinidad]
* Veterinary: Toxic to cattle
* Other: Topical for headaches. [Caribbean]
Part Used: Whole plant
Caution:
It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its leaves, a trait it has in common with the other members of the Bryophyllum section of the Kalanchoe genus.
It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific and Caribbean
.Also called "Wonder of the World" in the English speaking Caribbean.
Bufadienolide compounds isolated from Kalanchoe pinnata include bryophillin A which showed strong anti-tumor promoting activity, and bersaldegenin-3-acetateand bryophillin C which were less active. Bryophillin C also showed insecticidal properties.
pinnata (syn. Bryophyllum calycinum, Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the Air Plant, Life Plant, Miracle Leaf, Goethe Plant and the Katakataka (Filipino)) is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its leaves, a trait it has in common with the other members of the Bryophyllum section of the Kalanchoe genus.
Topical treatment may produce severe skin blisters
Preparation: Collect all year round. Use fresh and squeeze the juice, or prepare as decoction
Dosage: 30 - 60 gm
Notes:
Anti-ulcer
Anti-bacterial.
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Abstract
The chemical composition and i potential of the flowers from Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae) were investigated. We found that the aqueous flower extract was more active than the leaf extract in inhibiting murine T cell mitogenesis in vitro. Flavonoids isolated from the flower extract were identified and quantitated based on NMR and HPLC-DAD-MS analysis, respectively. Along with quercetin, four quercetin glycosyl conjugates were obtained, including quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside and quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, which are described for the first time in K. pinnata. All flavonoids inhibited murine T cell mitogenesis and IL-2 and IL-4 production without cell toxicity. This is the first report on the pharmacological activity of flowers of a Kalanchoe species, which are not used for curative purposes. Our findings show that K. pinnata flowers are a rich source of T-suppressive flavonoids that may be therapeutically useful against inflammatory diseases.
