wild leadwort

Names

Common Names

• Blister Bush
• Bright Eyes
• Eyebright
• Toothwort
• Ceylon leadwort
• doctorbush
• plumbago
• wild plumbago
• White Flowered Leadwort
• Wild white plumbago
• wild leadwort

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Plumbagidium scandens
• Molubda scandens
• Findlaya alba
• Plumbago scandens var. densiflora
• Thela alba
• Plumbago littoralis
• Plumbago zeylanica var. oxypetala
• Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens
• Plumbago viscosa
• Plumbago canescens
• Plumbago toxicaria
• Plumbago maximowiczii
• Plumbago mexicana
• Plumbago occidentalis
• Plumbago juncea
• Plumbago scandens
• Plumbago sarmentosa
• Plumbago flaccida
• Plumbago floridana
• Plumbago lactea
• Plumbago americana
• Plumbago scandens var. erecta

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Plumbago zeylanica, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Caryophyllales. Finally, it is a member of the family Plumbaginaceae and the genus Plumbago.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range that spans several distinct regions across the globe. In Southeastern Europe, its presence can be noted within the country of Italy. Moving toward the Atlantic, it is found in the Macaronesian region, specifically in Cape Verde. The species also extends into West Tropical Africa, where it inhabits the nations of Benin and Burkina. Finally, its distribution continues through West Tropical Africa to include the country of Gambia.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Plumbago zeylanica has 39 reported phytochemicals identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Plumbagin, Flavonoids, 5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, Phenols, Isoshinanolone.

Plumbagin

1. Journal of pharmacological sciences
2. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
3. The Journal of biological chemistry
4. Redox report : communications in free radical research
5. Journal of natural medicines

Flavonoids

1. Redox report : communications in free radical research
2. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
3. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR
4. Biotechnology journal
5. Microbiological research

5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone

1. The Journal of biological chemistry
2. Molecular cancer research : MCR
3. Analytica chimica acta

Phenols

1. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
2. Biotechnology journal
3. Microbiological research

Isoshinanolone

1. Fitoterapia
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE

1. Molecular oncology

4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

AFLATOXIN B1

1. Microbial ecology

ARSENIC

1. Analytica chimica acta

BETA-SITOSTEROL

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Activities

Plumbago zeylanica has 15 reported activities identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Plumbago zeylanica has 64 reported medicinal uses identified across 22 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include cancer, inflammation, skin cancer, E. coli, PCa.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations