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Botanical information
Botanical information
Mexican primrose-willow is a biennial or perennial plant. It can grow up to 100 cm (1 meter) tall, and its stems can range from 25 to 400 cm in height. The leaves are lanceolate or linear, with few to no hairs. Subspecies sessiliflora is distinguishable by the presence of long erect hairs on the leaves and ovate or subovate leaf shapes. Sepals are ovate or lanceolate, measuring 6 - 15 mm. Petals are yellow, broadly obovate, ranging from 6 - 17 mm in size. The capsule is pale brown with 8 darker ribs, cylindric, and thin-walled. It is 1.7 - 4.5 cm long and 2 - 8 mm in diameter, with irregular loculicidal dehiscence. Seeds are free, brown, approximately 0.6 - 0.75 mm in size, with an inflated raphe and transversely ridged surface.
Botanical information
Botanical information
Common Name/s: Mexican Primrose-Willow
Scientific Name:Ludwigia octovalvis
Kingdom: Plantae
Sub kingdom:Viridiplantae
Superdivision: Embryophyta
Division:Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass:Rosidae
Order: Myrtales
Family:Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species: Ludwigia octovalvis
Properties
Properties
L. octovalvis has diverse medicinal uses and potential for use in bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated environments. Mexican Primrose-willow has a history of invasiveness, with established populations outside its native range. It is considered a significant weed of rice fields within its native range and has negative impacts on taro agriculture on Pacific islands.
Habitat/Distribution
Habitat/Distribution
Mexican Primrose-willow has a nearly pan-tropical and -subtropical distribution, being observed in regions across the world. Observations of L. octovalvis have been reported from North America, South America, Africa, India, East Asia, Indonesia, Australia, and numerous islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Constituents
Constituents
The constituents of Mexican Primrose-willow (Ludwigia octovalvis) include triterpene, flavonoids, phenolic acids, chlorophyll, squalene, alkaloids, steroids, tannins, carbohydrates, and glycosides.
Uses
Uses
Industrial Uses:Not mentioned.
Pharmaceutical Uses:
Extracts have antipyretic, anti - diarrheal, etc. effects. Compounds have anti - aging, anti - diabetic potential. Endophytic bacteria inhibit α - glucosidase. Bioactive compounds can help develop new drugs.
Pharmacological Uses:
Antipyretic: Aerial part methanol extract reduces fever like paracetamol.
Anti - diarrheal: Methanol extract works in rats.
Hepatoprotective etc.: 80% methanolic extract may be protective.
Antioxidant & antibacterial: Leaf extracts have relevant effects.
Anti - diabetic: Extracts inhibit relevant enzymes.
Diuretic: Methanolic extract has diuretic effect like furosemide.
Antitussive: Leaf extract inhibits cough like codeine.
Anti - aging: Extract benefits fruit flies' lifespan and cognition.
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