Salacia oblonga
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| Salacia oblonga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Salacia |
| Species: | S. oblonga
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| Binomial name | |
| Salacia oblonga Wall.
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Salacia oblonga, known as oblong leaf salacia in English, ekanayaka in Kannada, ponkorandi in Malayalam, ponkoranti in Tamil, and ekanayake in Tulu, is a climbing shrub that tends to strangle other plants.[2][3] It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Description[]
Oblong leaf salacia is a climbing shrub with densely warty branchlets. Leaves are oblong, green, veined, and borne on stalks up to 1 cm long. The flowers are green-yellow, appearing in March through May, that yield orange-red berries. It grows primarily in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
Traditional medicine[]
Oblong leaf salacia is used to treat people with diabetes in traditional medical systems of India and Sri Lanka.[4] Modern clinical trials confirm that it can indeed be beneficial in people with diabetes.[5][6] Numerous mechanisms have been researched that could explain its antidiabetic effects.[7]
The closely related species Salacia reticulata and are also used for people with diabetes.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Comocladia serrata Blanco — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "eFlora of India".
- ^ "Flowers of India".
- ^ Kushwaha PS, Singh AK, Keshari AK, Saha S (2016). "An updated review on the phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trials of Salacia oblonga". Pharmacogn Rev. 10 (20): 109–114. doi:10.4103/0973-7847.194046. PMC 5214554. PMID 28082793.
- ^ Jayawardena MH, de Alwis NM, Hettigoda V, Fernando DJ (2005). "A double blind randomised placebo controlled cross over study of a herbal preparation containing Salacia reticulata in the treatment of type 2 diabetes". J Ethnopharmacol. 97 (2): 215–218. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.10.026. PMID 15707755.
- ^ Radha R, Amrithaveni M (2009). "Role of medicinal plant Salacia reticulata in the management of type II diabetic subjects". Anc Sci Life. 29 (1): 14–16. PMC 3336296. PMID 22557337.
- ^ Vyas N, Mehra R, Makhija R (2016). "Salacia - The new multi-targeted approach in diabetics". Ayu. 37 (2): 92–97. doi:10.4103/ayu.AYU_134_13. PMC 5688841. PMID 29200746.
- ^ Stohs SJ, Ray S (2015). "Anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects and safety of Salacia reticulata and related species". Phytother Res. 29 (7): 986–995. doi:10.1002/ptr.5382. PMC 5033029. PMID 26031882.
External links[]
- Salacia oblonga, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
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