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A Herbal Medicine You Have to Know about Sphaeranthus indicus Extract Powder

2016-04-07

Sphaeranthus indicus is a kind of medicine that can be used to treat vitiated conditions of epilepsy, mental illness, hemicrania, jaundice, hepatopathy, diabetes, leprosy, fever, pectoralgia, cough, gastropathy, hernia, hemorrhoids, helminthiasis, dyspepsia and skin diseases.
Sphaeranthus indicus Extract Powder is extracted from the raw material of Sphaeranthus indicus whole herb.They have many functions and is very benefit for people, such as Anxiolytic activity, Neuroleptic activity, Sedative effect, Immunomodulatory activity, Antioxidant activity, Anti-inflammatory activity and so on.
Sphaeranthus indicus Extract powder has Mast cell stabilizing action. Sphaeranthus indicus Extract powder extract by Ethanol (150 and 300 mg/kg) and by ethyl acetate(100, 150 and 300 mg/kg) have showed better protective action of mast cell degranulation in sheep serum induced allergy test and compound 48/80 induced allergy.
Sphaeranthus indicus Extract powder has Antimicrobial activity.
A bicyclic sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the petroleum ether extract of the aerial part of the Sphaeranthus indicus was reported to have antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Fusarium sp.,Helminthosporium sp. and other microorganisms. Antimicrobial activity of alkaloidal and nonalkaloidal fractions of alcoholic extract of flowers has also been reported.
Sphaeranthus indicus Extract powder has Antiviral activity. Methanol extract of S. indicus showed inhibitory activity against mouse corona virus and herpes simplex virus at a concentration as low as 0.4 μg/mL. The plant extract also exhibited antiviral activity against vaccinia and ranikhet viruses.
Sphaeranthus indicus Extract powder has Macrofilaricidal activity and Nematocidal action. The methanolic extract of S. indicus (1–10 mg/mL) was screened for in vitro macrofilaricidal activity by worm motility assay against adult Setaria digitata, the cattle filarial worm. It showed macrofilaricidal activity at concentrations below 4 mg/mL and an incubation period of 100 minutes.It produced toxic effects on the second and fourth instar larvae of Calex quinquefasciatar mosquito at 100-500 ppm concentration. The fourth instar larvae were more susceptible than the second instar larvae. Methanolic extract of dried fruit of the plant is reported to have nematocidal activity.