Falconeria insignis
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| Internal ID | UUID64403be940507834210196 |
| Scientific name | Falconeria insignis |
| Authority | Royle |
| First published in | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 354 (1839) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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In Ayurveda, Eclipta prostrata is called bhringaraja, and practitioners use leaf decoctions and infusions to support the liver and reduce skin inflammation. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the herb—known as mo han lian—is taken as a leaf decoction for similar liver-supporting purposes. In Vietnam, practitioners prepare a warm leaf tea for liver-related conditions. Among the Cherokee of the southeastern United States, bruised or crushed leaves are used as a topical poultice for wound care. These uses are recorded in standard herbal monographs and regional sources such as the CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices, the Chinese Materia Medica, and the ethnobotanical literature documenting Cherokee and Southeast Asian practices.
For a practical and safe mild tea, measure 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried aerial parts (leaves and stems). Pour 1 cup of hot water over them, cover, and steep for 10 to 15 minutes; strain and drink 1 cup once or twice daily. Short, regular use is common in many traditions; extended or heavy use is not recommended. Contraindications: avoid in pregnancy due to emmenagogue effects reported in some texts; if you have liver disease, bleeding disorders, or are on anticoagulants, use only under practitioner guidance. As a topical poultice, fresh leaves may be crushed and applied to minor wounds for 15–30 minutes at a time, up to twice daily.
Well‑established constituents for Eclipta include coumestans (e.g., wedelolactone), polyacetylenes (e.g., ecliptasaponin B), saponins (ecliptasaponins A and C), flavonoids, and thiophenes. These compounds plausibly account for the observed hepatoprotective and topical wound‑healing activities described in traditional practice.
Modern relevance: Pharmacological studies continue to investigate hepatoprotective and hair‑growth effects, and the herb is still widely available in tinctures and teas in global herbal commerce.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Sapium insigne | (Royle) Trimen | Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon : 83 (1885) |
| Sapium insigne var. malabaricum | (Wight) Hook.f. | Fl. Brit. India 5: 472. 1888 |
| Gymnobothrys lucida | Wall. ex Baill. | Étude Euphorb. : 527 (1858) |
| Carumbium insigne | Kurz | Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu , App. A: cxiv (1875) |
| Excoecaria insignis | Müll.Arg. | Prodr. 15(2): 1212 (1866) |
| Falconeria malabarica | Wight | Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1866 (1852) |
| Falconeria wallichiana | Royle | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 354 (1839) |
| Sapium insigne | Benth. & Hook.f. | Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 335. 1880 [Feb 1880] |
| Sapium insigne var. genuinum | Pax | Pflanzenr. IV, 147, V: 242. 1912 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 异序乌桕 |
| Chinese | 異序烏桕 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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China
- China South-central
- Hainan
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000966545 |
| Tropicos | 50119847 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348966-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-83930 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3914767 |
| IPNI | 348966-1 |
| iNaturalist | 427633 |
| GBIF | 3063740 |
| EOL | 1143545 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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| Cytotoxic diterpenoids from Sapium insigne. | Liu HB, Zhang H, Yu JH, Xu CH, Ding J, Yue JM | J Nat Prod | 27-Apr-2012 |
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| A new phenolic compound, 4-dehydrochebulic acid-1,6-dimethyl ester from Sapium insigne leaves. | Devkota HP, Basnet P, Yahara S | J Nat Med | 01-Apr-2010 |
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| Diterpene esters and phenolic compounds from Sapium insigne (ROYLE) BENTH. ex HOOK. fil. | Devkota HP, Basnet P, Yahara S | Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) | 01-Nov-2009 |
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| Phorbol derivatives from Sapium insigne | Stephen E. Taylor, Elizabeth M. Williamson, Fred J. Evans | Elsevier BV | 25-Jul-2002 |
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| A New Flavone from Sapium insigne. | Saxena M, Srivastava SK, Rusia K | Planta Med | 01-Dec-1986 |
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