Sanjeeb Lantana Review
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REVIEW ARTICLE
ABSTRACT:
The knowledge of traditional medicine and medicinal plants and their study of scientific chemical principles may lead
to the discovery of newer and cheaper drugs. Lantana camara is well known to cure several diseases and used in
various folk medicinal preparations. In last few decades, scientist and researchers around the globe have elaborately
studied the chemical composition of whole plant of L. camara as well as biological pharmacological activities. These
studies established the therapeutic potential of Lantana camara in modern medicines and a possible candidate for the
drug discovery. The present review gives a bird’s eye view on ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and
toxicology of L. camara.
INTRODUCTION:
Medicinal plants represent an important source of medically The present review aims to document the morphology,
important compounds. Since ancient time, medicinal plants distribution, phytochemistry and medicinal properties of L.
are used to cure several types of health problems. Systemic camara and its future prospects for the further scientific
analysis of these plants provides a variety of bioactive investigation for the development of effective therapeutic
molecules for the development of newer pharmaceutical compounds.
products. Recently, there is a growing interest in the
pharmacological evaluation of various plants used in Taxonomy :
different traditional system of medicine. In last few Kingdom: Planate; Division: Magnoliophyta; Class:
decades, many of traditionally known plants have been Magnoliopsida; Order: Lamiales; Family: Verbenaceae;
extensively studied by advanced scientific techniques and Genus: Lantana; Species: Lantana camara Linn.
reported for various medicinal properties viz, anticancer Plant description:
activity, anti-inflammatory activity, antidiabetic activity, Morphology of L. camara is reported in Figure 1. L.
anthelmintic, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, camara is a low erect or subscandent vigorous shrub with
hepatoprotective activity, antioxidant activity, larvicidal tetrangular stem, stout recurved pickles and a strong odour
activity etc. 1-10 of black currents. Plant grows up to 1 to 3 meters and it can
spread to 2.5 meter in width. Leaves are ovate or ovate
Lantana camara Linn. is a flowering ornamental plant oblong, acute or sub acute, crenate serrate, rugose above,
belonging to family Verbenaceae. L. camara is also known scabrid on both sides. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 3-6 cm
as Lantana, Wild Sage, Surinam Tea Plant, Spanish flag and wide and green in colour. Leaves and stem are covered with
West Indian lantana. L. camara is a well known medicinal rough hairs. Small flower held in clusters (called umbels).
plant in traditional medicinal system and recent scientific Colour usually orange, sometime varying from white to red
studies have emphasized the possible use of L. camara in in various shades and the flower usually change colours as
modern medicine. they ages. Flowers are having a yellow throat, in axillary
head almost throughout the year. The calyx is small, corolla
tube slender, the limb spreading 6 to 7 mm wide and
divided in to unequal lobes. Stemen four in two pairs,
included and ovary two celled, two ovuled. Inflorescences
are produced in pairs in the axils of opposite leaves.
Received on 10.05.2012 Modified on 21.05.2012 Inflorescences are compact, dome shaped 2-3 cm across and
Accepted on 24.05.2012 © RJPT All right reserved
contain 20-40 sessile flowers. Root system is very strong
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and it gives out new fresh shoots even after repeated Ghana, infusion of the whole plant is used to cure bronchitis
cuttings. 11 and the powdered root in milk was given to children for
stomach-ache and as a vermifuge. Lantana oil is used in the
treatment of skin, itches, as an anticeptic for wounds. In
leprosy and scabies decoctions were applied externally. 12-14
Phytochemical composition:
Phytochemical composition of the L. camara has been
extensively studied in last few decades. Different parts of L.
camara are reported to possess essential oils, phenolic
compounds, flavonoids, carbohydrates, proteins, alkaloids,
glycosides, iridoid glycosides, phenyl ethanoid,
oligosaccharides, quinine, saponins, steroids, triterpens,
sesquiterpenoides and tannin as major phytochemical
groups. 15-18
Pharmacological studies:
L. camara is an important medicinal plant of the family
Verbenaceae. In recent history this plant is reported for
various medicinal properties (Figure 2).
Geographical distribution:
L. camara is a tropical origin plant and native to Central
and Northern South America and Caribbean. L. camara is
now spreaded to nearly 60 countries viz, New Zealand,
Mexico, Florida, Trinidad, Jamaica and Brazil. It is reported
in many African countries including Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania and South Africa.
Antifungal activity: Ethanol extract of leaf of L. camara was reported for wound
Antifungal potential of L. camara was screened against healing activity in adult male Wister rats. Topical
Alternaria sp. which causes different plant diseases application of the extract over the wound significantly
especially in vegetable plants. The antifungal activity was increased the wound healing activity. Histological analyses
performed by food poison plate method at three different of healed wounds confirmed the role of extract in healing. 28
concentrations of extract viz, 10 mg/ml, 15 mg/ml and 20
mg/ml. At 20mg/ml dose L. camara exhibited significant Antimotility activity:
antifungal activity against Alternaria sp. 22 Methanol extract of L. camara leaves was reported to
possess antimotility activity in mice. Intestinal motility was
Antifungal activity of ethanol and hot water extract of L. assayed by charcoal meal test in mice. At a dose of 1 g/kg
camara was screened against wood destroying white and body weight, the extract completely inhibited the transit of
brown rot fungi. Both extracts exhibited efficient antifungal charcoal in normal mice. Intraperitoneal administration of
activity against white and brown rot fungi, however ethanol 125 and 250 mg/kg body weight the extracts significantly
extract was highly potential at very low concentration reduced the fecal output in castor oil induced diarrhoea in
(0.01%). 23 mice. 29
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