PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF PEROVSKIA SCROPHULARIIFOLIA

Аннотация

A decoction of the above-ground part of Perovskia scrophulariifolia Bunge (family Lamiacaeae) is used in folk medicine for scabies in humans and animals, as well as for healing sunburn and skin diseases. Dried flowers of the plant are brewed and consumed as tea to relieve gastrointestinal diseases and abdominal pain. In some countries of the Asian region, P. scrophulariifоlia is used to remove intestinal parasites from the body. The above-ground part of P. scrophulariifolia contains essential oil, abietane diterpenoids, flavonoid diosmetin, phenylpropanoids, anthocyanins, nitrogenous compounds, eugenol glycosides, benzyl alcohol, salidroside and terpenoids. The chemical composition of the roots of P.scrophulariifolia has not been studied.