It is an evergreen tree whose seeds resemble almonds in shape and size 30. Lantana camara lantayna camarah has had a bit of linguistic history. Among its negative aspects, invasion into agricultural landscapes, forests and wastelands are the most important that cause deteriorates biodiversity. Research by raina and parwez 2008 shown that lantana camara l. It has several uses, mainly as a herbal medicine and in some areas as firewood and mulch.
Lantana camara is reported to be used in traditional medicine system for the treatment of itches, cuts, ulcers, swellings, bilious fever, cataract, eczema and rheumatism. It was used by linnaeus for the genus name for these plants. Major natural products investigated in lantana camara belong to the group of triterpinoides, flavonoides and other compounds. Lantana camara is one of the plants claimed to treat tuberculosis 6 and is widely. It also relieves the symptoms of rheumatism and other joint pains.
Lantana is also found in georgia, texas, california, hawaii, australia, new zealand and china. Qld dnrm lantana lantana camara how itspreads lantana spreads in two ways. Leaves opposite, ovate to lanceolate, upper surface highly fissured giving the plant a characteristic venation. Lantana is a perennial flowering plants native to tropical regions of the americas and africa. A comparative study of the constituents of several taxa n hart, j lamberton, a sioumis and h suares australian journal of chemistry 293 655 671, 1976 31. Found on the southern atlantic coastal plain from florida and georgia to texas small 1933, and in california and hawaii as a.
Philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Another benefit that you can get by consuming the health benefits of lantana camara is to treat toothache. To overcome these problems you can usethis ornamental plant as medicine. Results reveal that species have become menace and expanding its range. The stalks are used as raw material for paper pulp. Integrated control should combine fire, mechanical, chemical and biological methods, and revegetation.
Present research also suggest that more than 80% of studies focus on its impact, use, toxicity, and its therapeutic uses. Lantana camara simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lantana grows from north carolina west to california and points. Medicinal use of lantana camara has been mentioned. Cough lantana leaves have a natural cooling effect, which when inhaled, can help alleviate a cough.
Lantana camara linn verbenaceae is also known as wide sage or lantana weed. Such plants were earlier considered as poisonous or useless, but now have been found to contain molecules of high drug values and are considered as medicinal herbs of great significance. A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred over 400 at the last count plants in the philippines, plus a picture of each plant. This method allowed the synthesis of nanoparticles, which. Lantana camara, commonly called simply lantana, begins flowering in midsummer and continues to bloom through late fall. Lantana rugosa is a hardy, evergreen, muchbranched, aromatic shrub, with rough, squareshaped stems and wrinkled leaves. Leucorrhoeaproblems are often experienced by women. There is some evidence, although conflicting in nature, that extracts from l. A lectin with antimicrobial and anti proliferative. But because of the vinelike appearance of their branches, they are often grown in hanging pots, in which their branches are allowed to spill over the sides. Berries when ripe, do not eat unripe lantana berries are actually edible.
Lantana camara leaves are boiled and applied for swellings. It is an upright frosttender shrub that grows 36 tall. It is a perpetual shrub found growing up to 2000 m altitude in tropical, subtropical and clement parts of the world. Use pounded fresh leaves applied as poultice for sprains, wounds and contusions. Lantana lantana camara lantana involucrata erbenaceae the lantana genus is found in all the tropical or subtropical regions of the world. In the present investigation, the essential oil of lantana camara collected from the different agroclimatic conditions of tamilnadu regions has proven to be. Lantana leaf is the leaf from the lantana camara genus of plant. The leaves are aromatic with a minty taste, they have a cooling nature, are antiphlogistic, antidermatosic, diaphoretic, febrifuge, pectoral, stimulant, tonic. More research can be done to explore the unknown and unexplored potential of lantana camara plants. Lantana camara is a thorny shrub upright, half climbing or sometimes more or less hanging, reaching 23 m in height. Among the category of medicinal plant, lantana camara is one, but in india this plant is categorised in poisonous plant as, this plant is among top ten invasive weeds and toxic plant on the earth 2. The antimycobacterial activity of lantana camara a plant. Lantana camara stalks have been used in the construction of furniture, such as chairs and tables.
Lantana weed, wild sage, shrub verbena, yellow sage. However, this characteristic turns the plant a problem weed because it dominates native species and disrupts biodiversity18. Inflorescence cylindric spike or head, usually axillary, pedunculate, bracts conspicuous. It contains various toxic pentacyclic triterpenes, the most abundant of which are lantadene a, lantadene c, and icterogenin, although metabolites may also be toxic. Antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn and lantana. The clinical trials and animal research support the use of lantana camara for antispasmodic, carminative, antitumour, antiinflammatory, antimalarial, antiulcer genic, treatment of emotional stress and trauma, anti. The antimycobacterial activity of lantana camara a plant traditionally used to treat symptoms of tuberculosis in southwestern uganda. The plants produce multicolored clusters of flowers in shades of white, pink.
Since then, it has adapted to the australian climate and has been allowed to spread virtually unimpeded. Sharma biochemistry laboratory, indian veterinary research institute, regional station, palampur 176 061, h. See more ideas about lantana camara, verbena and shrubs. Lantana antillana raf lantana asperata vis lantana coccinea lodd. Lantana is an erect, many branched, woody, evergreen shrub, grows up to 5 the height.
Lantana leaf medicinal uses include being a natural remedy for the following conditions. Those are some ofthe benefits of the lantana camara that you can get. In sri lanka, also after escaping from the royal botanic gardens in 1926 it is a major weed. How to care for lantana camara home guides sf gate. Medicinal value edit studies conducted in india have found that lantana leaves can display antimicrobial, fungicidal and insecticidal properties. The highest priority for lantana control is preventing its spread into northern australia and west of the great dividing range. Overview on toxic to potent medicinal properties html full text. In the present study, we synthesized silver ag nanoparticles using aqueous extracts of fresh leaves of impatiens balsamina and lantana camara medicinal plants as bioreducing agents. Lantana camara is an attractive ornamental shrub native to the americas and africa that grows readily in tropical and subtropical habitats. Sharaf and nuguib 1959 extracted resins and alkaloids from l. The plant or its specific parts can be used for the treatment of various disorders in the human being such as. The knowledge of traditional medicine and medicinal plants and their study of scientific chemical principles may lead to the discovery of newer and cheaper drugs.
Lantana camara is more popular as toxic weed rather than medicinal plant in most of the countries responsible for infesting pastures, grazing lands, orchards and crops like, tea, coffee, oil palm, coconut and cotton, and reduces the economic viability of the crops. Lantana camara verbenaceae is one of the wellknown medicinal plants in traditional medicine6. Dietr lantana sanguine medik lantana suaveolens desf lantana undulate raf lantana urticifolia mill lantana viburnoides blanco. Many flower heads are seen in peduncles, including the corollas which are about 3 cm. Borekar 1 department of veterinary pharmacology and toxicology, post graduate institute of veterinary and animal sciences 1, akola444 104, maharashtra, india.
List of plants covered in medicinal plants of the world volumes 1 and 2 volume 1 1. Lantana camara is a small perennial shrub which can grow to around 2 m tall and form dense thickets in a variety of environments. Camara vulgaris benth lantana aculeata l lantana annua c. Lantana camara, commonly called lantana or shrub verbena, is native to the central and south america. The alkaloid fraction is believed to lower the blood pressure, accelerate the respiration, stimulate the intestinal movements and inhibit the uterine motility in rats. Antituberculosis activity of bioactive compounds from. As a tea, lantana leaves can be used for relief from headaches, fever, flu, coughs, colds toothaches and indigestion. Lantana camara linn and lantana montevidensis briq verbenaceae found in tropical and subtropical areas around the world are popularly known as camara or chumbinho. How lantana camara is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Lantana camara from verbenaceae family is a medicinal plant known for possessing anti oxidant and anticancer activities.
The aromatic flowers are borne in clusters and are a mixture of red, yellow, blue, lilac, white and orange florets. Lantana camara ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Mar 02, 2012 lantana is a perennial flowering plants native to tropical regions of the americas and africa. Lantana camara is well known to cure several diseases and used in various folk.
Lantana camera is an important medicinal plant with several medicinal uses in folk and traditional therapeutic system. It is a hefty extensive evergreen shrub which can grow up to 3 m in height and has a strong scent. Flu influenza the natural cooling sensation of lantana leaves can help to bring down a fever when infected with the flu. Names of lantana camara in various languages of the world are also given. It is regarded as a notorious weed, and popular ornamental garden plant in many parts of the world. An overview of the research on the hepatotoxic plant lantana camara om p.
Lantana camara is grown as hedge plant and has various medicinal and practical uses. Lantana camara common lantana, lantana, red sage, shrub. Joshi department of natural resources, teri university data development, pitney bowes software abstract lantana camara, a noxious weed, has been expanding and now established in many regions of the world, including india. Chemical constituents and toxicity assessment of the leaf oil. Leaves decussateopposite or ternate, simple, petiolate, margin dentate or serrate. The plant material were dried under shade with occasional shifting and then powdered with a mechanical grinder and stored in an airtight container. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of. Medicinal plants of dominicauses, chemical constituents. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in lantana camara. Lantana camara shrub verbena or spanish flag is hairy shrub native from tropical america. Lantana camara and butterfly abundance in an urban.
Phytochemical and antibacterial studies of lantana camara l. Lantana bark is astringent and used as a lotion in leprous ulcers and other skin eruptions. The present invitro study is an attempt to explore the antitb potential of selected, commonly available, and wellknown medicinal plants, namely, lantana camara l. Naturalized in tropical and warm regions worldwide sanders 1987. Since anticancer activity is reported in plant lectins, leaves of lantana camara was used to check the presence of lectin. Plantmediated synthesis of nanomaterials has been increasingly gaining popularity due to its ecofriendly nature and costeffectiveness.
Lantana camara l is a perennial, struggling, erect, aromatic odor shrub with diverse flower color as orange, red, pink, white and violet, it is growing to a height of about 3 meters and 2. This method allowed the synthesis of nanoparticles, which was confirmed by. It is a somewhat hairy shrub that when bruised gives a spicy pungent odor. Layering is a form of vegetative reproduction where stems send roots into the soil, allowing. Lantana camara is well known to cure several diseases and used in various folk medicinal preparations. Lantana bark is astringent and used as a lotion in leprous ulcers and other eruptions of the skin. Modern searches for bioactive molecules typically make use of. Lantana camara herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Lantana leaves,lantana fruits,lantana camara leaves.
Many communities in uganda use medicinal plants to treat various infections, including respiratory tract infections. The use of medicinal plants with therapeutics properties represents a secular tradition in different cultures, mainly in underdeveloped countries. Medicinal uses influenza, cough, mumps, incessant high fever, malaria, cervical lymph node tuberculosis. Just seeing or reading that they have been eaten in small quantities is probably still a whole different level of edibility than for instance a blueberry. The lantana plant is native to the west indies, but was introduced the the southeastern united states, specifically in florida.
Tuberculosis tb is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and deserves global attention to identify new effective drugs. Lantana camara, lantana involucrata, medicinal herbs. Lantana camara is used in herbal medicine for the treatment of skin itches, as an antiseptic for wounds, and externally for leprosy and scabies. Lantana species are pubescent or glabrous perennial herbs and scandent or erect shrubs.
Although they may act a little like vines, they are classified by botanists as shrubs. Due to extensive selective breeding throughout the 17th and 18th centuries for use as an ornamental plant, there are now many different l. Review article general overview of medicinal plants. The stalks are used as raw material for paper pulp, which is used for wrapping, writing and printing paper. Lantana plants are evergreens of the broadleaf variety. In last few decades, scientist and researchers around the globe have elaborately studied the chemical composition of whole plant. Healthy, disease free, medicinal plant materials lantana camara and mimosa pudica colleted from visakhapatnam, andhra pradesh they were taxonomically identified and the voucher specimen is stored. Camara is a local south american name for the plant. Efficacy of the bioactive compounds of medicinal importance. In this context, the importance of lantana camara, an invasive plant species, was assessed highlighting its role in maintenance of butterfly diversity, using kolkata, india as a study area.
The stems and branches are angular, bearing curved spines, arranged along the edges. Lantana camara, also known as big sage, wild sage, red sage, white sage and tickberry, is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, verbenaceae, that is native to the american tropics. Further analysis of lantana camara plants active compounds can be carried out by way of making use of different investigative methods such as hptlc, hplc, ftir. Lantana camara ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Virgil 7019 bc called a plant lenta viburna, or flexible viburnum, now called v. Ecology and use of lantana camara in india springerlink. Lantana camara lantana is a significant weed of woodlands and pastures east of the great dividing range. Chemical compounds isolated from extracts of leaves of l. Take decoction of bark or infusion of leaves and flowering tops as tea.