Eleusine indica (Houndstooth) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Eleusine indica (Houndstooth) — family Poacées.

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This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 12 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The monograph draws on 45 scientific references recorded for the species.

Therapeutic indications in alcoholic extraction:

Note: scientific reference excerpts are kept in their original language (most often English), without translation, to respect the source text of publications.

1. Inflammatory conditions : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Indométacine-like.
   According to Nwaforp A (2014): indica extract has anti-inflammatory & analgesic potentials that can be exploited in the management of pain & inflammatory condition. The plant Eleucine indica has a long ethnobotanical history because of its use in the treatment painful & inflammatory conditions. According to Akah PA (2020): This study investigated the anti-inflammatory activities of the ethanol leaf extract of E.
2. Pain, fever, hyperalgesia : Plant part used: Aerial parts. Documented pharmacological profile: Acide acétylsalicylique-like.
   According to Nwaforp A (2014): The analgesic investigation was carried out against acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin-induced pain & hot-plate test. indica extract has anti-inflammatory & analgesic potentials that can be exploited in the management of pain & inflammatory condition. According to Ettebong EO (2014): Ettebong EO et al, Anti-inflammatory & analgesic potentials of Eleusine indica.
3. High blood pressure, oedema, fluid retention : Plant part used: Aerial parts. Documented pharmacological profile: Furosémide-like.
   According to Myatt Hla Wai (2005): Myatt Hla Wai et al, Chemical Investigation & Hypotensive Activity Study on Some Myanmar Indigenous Medicinal Plants used in the Treatment of Hypertension, Jour. According to Nwaforp A (2014): This study was aimed at investigating the antiinflammatory & analgesic activities of ethanolic extract of the whole plant in mice. The antiinflammatory activity was studied using carrageenin, egg albumin & xylene as phlogistic agents.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use and full scientific references are available in the complete monograph.

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