Justicia gendarussa

Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as willow-leaved justicia (Marathi: बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa; Sanskrit: कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha),[1] is a small erect, branched shrub. It has been described as rare and endemic to India, though those claims are at least confusing, in the context of statements that the plant is widely used in various forms for many of its medicinal and insecticidal properties,[2] and that it is a quick-growing, evergreen forest shrub considered to be a native of China and distributed in Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia.[3]

Justicia gendarussa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. gendarussa
Binomial name
Justicia gendarussa
Synonyms

Gendarussa vulgaris Nees

It is said to be useful in asthma, rheumatism and colics of children.[4] It may have the potential to be the basis for a birth control pill for men. Clinical tests are being conducted in Indonesia.[5][6][7]

The plant has shown promise as a source of a compound that inhibits an enzyme crucial to the development of HIV.[8][9]

References
  1. Image on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3294969815/
  2. P Agastian, Lincy Williams and S Ignacimuthu. In vitro propagation of Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. — A medicinal plant. Indian Journal of Biotechnology Vol 5, April 2006, pp 246-248
  3. T. Dennis Thomas • Hoshino Yoichiro. In vitro propagation for the conservation of a rare medicinal plant Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. by nodal explants and shoot regeneration from callus. Acta Physiol Plant (2010) 32:943–950 DOI 10.1007/s11738-010-0482-1
  4. medicinal uses pharmacographica indica
  5. Patrick Winn (February 27, 2011). "Indonesia's birth control pill for men". GlobalPost. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  6. Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control PBS NewsHour, July 20, 2011
  7. "Indonesia is about to start producing a male birth control pill that will change the world". Coconuts Jakarta. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. Potent Inhibitor of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Strains Identified from the Medicinal Plant Justicia gendarussa. Hong-Jie Zhang et al. Journal of Natural Products Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00004
  9. Labmanager /2017/06/ plant compound more powerful than azt


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