Scutellaria indica (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
- Protologue: Sp. pl. 2: 600 (1753).
Synonyms
- Scutellaria copelandii Merr. (1912).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: bangun bangun batu (Batak), daun kukuran (Java)
- Philippines: banod (Bagobo)
- Vietnam: thuẫn ấn dộ.
Distribution
From India to Indo-China, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Sumatra, West Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and New Guinea.
Uses
In China, a decoction of S. indica is used as a folk remedy for traumatic injuries, whereas a poultice is applied to skin affected by fungal diseases. It is also carminative, tonic and resolves blood clots. In Indo-China its roots are regarded as febrifuge and also recommended for skin diseases such as scabies and boils.
Observations
- A small herb up to 30 cm tall, stems prostrate to ascending, often simple.
- Leaves broadly ovate to rounded or reniform, 1.5-2(-3) cm × 1.5-2 cm, base cordate to truncate or rarely cuneate, margin crenate, appressed hirsute on both surfaces; bracts 2-3 mm long.
- Flowers opposite, in a simple, terminal, 1-sided raceme of 2-8(-12) cm long, hirsute to puberulent, corolla pale to deep purple, (10-)15-20 mm long.
S. indica has been subdivided into several varieties, but within Malesia only var. indica occurs. It is found infrequently on cliffs and boulders along streams, grassy open plains, along tracks in secondary forest, up to 2300 m altitude.
Selected sources
- [624] Hsieh, T.-H. & Huang, T.-C., 1995. Notes on the flora of Taiwan (20) - Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 40: 35-56.
- [720] Keng, H., 1978. Labiatae. In: van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (General editor): Flora Malesiana. Series 1, Vol. 8. Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. pp. 301-394.
- [854] Li, H.-W. & Hedge, I.C., 1994. Lamiaceae (Labiatae). In: Wu, Z.-Y. & Raven, P.H. (Editors): Flora of China. Vol. 17. Science Press, Beijing, China & Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, United States. pp. 50-299.
- [1118] Paton, A., 1990. The phytogeography of Scutellaria L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 46: 345-359.
- [1126] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp.
- [1476] Tran Dinh Ly, 1993. 1900 Loai cay co ich o Viet nam [1900 useful plant species in Vietnam]. Hanoi, Vietnam. 544 pp.
Main genus page
- Scutellaria (Medicinal plants)
Authors
- H.P. Hernandez