Coleus yemenensis

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Plectranthus ovatus

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Lamiales, it is further nested within the family Lamiaceae. Finally, it is categorized under the genus Coleus as the species Coleus yemenenensis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is characterized by a very specific and limited geographical range. It is native to the unique landscapes found within the Arabian Peninsula. Specifically, its natural habitat is restricted to the country of Yemen. Because of this localized presence, the species is considered endemic to this particular region. Consequently, its wild distribution is defined solely by the borders of the Yemeni territory.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Coleus yemenensis has 5 reported plant parts identified across 31 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, stem, rhizome, root, seed.

Leaf

1. Cureus
2. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
3. Malaria journal
4. African journal of medicine and medical sciences
5. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine

Stem

1. Toxicology reports
2. Bratislavske lekarske listy

Rhizome

1. Toxicology reports

Root

1. Bratislavske lekarske listy

Seed

1. Toxicology reports

Chemicals

Coleus yemenensis has 132 reported phytochemicals identified across 31 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include eugenol, Flavonoids, THYMOL, Linalool, Methyl chavicol.

eugenol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Planta medica
3. Protoplasma
4. International journal of cancer
5. Bioinformation

Flavonoids

1. World journal of diabetes
2. Scientific reports
3. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

THYMOL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Talanta
3. Toxicology reports
4. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Linalool

1. Genetics and molecular research : GMR
2. Scientific reports
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Methyl chavicol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Protoplasma
3. Scientific reports

1,8-Cineole

1. Dr. Duke
2. Genetics and molecular research : GMR

ETHYL CINNAMATE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Fitoterapia

Estragole

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

MYRCENE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Planta medica

Methyl cinnamate

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Coleus yemenensis has 315 reported activities identified across 31 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antimicrobial, Analgesic.

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Heliyon
3. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
4. Malaria journal
5. Journal of medicinal food

Antibacterial

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Frontiers in veterinary science
4. Cell biochemistry and function
5. Bioinformation

Antifungal

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Mycoses
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Bioinformation
5. Scientific reports

Antimicrobial

1. Heliyon
2. Scientific reports
3. The Medical journal of Malaysia
4. Drug development research

Analgesic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Drug development research

Antidiabetic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Tropical medicine and health

Cytotoxic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Experimental parasitology
3. Bioinformation

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Antimalarial

1. Dr. Duke
2. African journal of medicine and medical sciences

Antinociceptive

1. Dr. Duke
2. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Preparations

Coleus yemenensis has 38 reported preparations identified across 31 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include essential oils, extracts, leaves, aqueous extracts, Aqueous extracts.

Essential oils

1. Mycoses
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
4. Experimental parasitology
5. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Extracts

1. Heliyon
2. Frontiers in microbiology
3. Mycoses
4. Antiviral research
5. Cell biochemistry and function

Leaves

1. Malaria journal
2. BioMed research international
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Advances in pharmacological sciences

Aqueous extracts

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Journal of herbal pharmacotherapy
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Aqueous extracts

1. International journal of cancer
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Extracts

1. Heliyon
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts

1. BioMed research international
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Essential oil

1. Fitoterapia
2. International journal of pharmaceutics

Leaf extracts

1. Parasitology research
2. Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research

Methanol extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine