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Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn.


Botanical Name	:	Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn.
Synonym(s)	:	Clerodendrum multiflorum (Burm.f) O. Kuntze
Family	:	Verbenaceae

General Info

Description

Shrubs 1.5-3 (-4) m tall, stem ashy-grey, branches pubescent. Leaves opposite, ovate to rhomboid-ovate, 1.5-5 cm long, 1-3 cm broad, entire to sinuate-crenate, subacute-obtuse; petiole up to 2.5 cm long, densely hirsute. Flowers creamy-white or pale yellowish, c. 1.5 cm across; pedicels 5-10 mm long, densely hirsute; bracts ovate lanceolate. Drupe obovoid, 8-12 mm long, black, wrinkled, usually 4-lobed, enclosed by the persistent calyx; seeds oblong, white.

Herb Effects

Lowers blood cholesterol, antiovulatory action in albino rats (plant extract); hepatoprotective (leaves)

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Clerodin, ceryl alcohol, clerodendrin and clerosterol (root); flavonoids (leaf)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Clerodin

464-71-1

Not Available

C₂₄H₃₄O₇

Cetyl alcohol

8032-89-1

hexadecan-1-ol

C₁₆H₃₄O

Clerodendrin

119738-57-7

5-(6-carboxy-3,4,5-t
rihydroxy-oxan-2-yl)
oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-
[4-hydroxy -2-(4-hy
droxyphenyl)-5-oxo-c
hromen-7-yl]oxy-oxan
e-2-carboxylic acid

C₂₇H₂₆O₁₇

Clerosterol

2364-23-0

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-5-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,
8,9,10,11, 12,13,14
,15,16,17-tetradecah
ydro-1H-cyclopenta[a
]phenanthren-3-ol

C₂₉H₄₈O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Measles (root decoction); in dysentery and with other plants for unconsciousness after child birth (stem bark); in fever due to sunstroke and malaria (leaves)

Reference

Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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