Pergularia Explained

Pergularia is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. Pergularia daemia is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia.^[1]

Pharmacological activities include antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-infertility and central nervous system depressant activity.^[2]

Species^[3]

formerly included^[3] Moved to other genera – Cionura, Marsdenia, Strophanthus, Telosma, Vincetoxicum (syn. Tylophora), Vallaris

Notes and References

1. Book: Pink, A. . Gardening for the Million. 2004 . Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
2. Karthishwaran K., Mirunalini S. "Therapeutic potential of Pergularia daemia (Forsk.): The ayurvedic wonder" International Journal of Pharmacology 2010 6:6 (836-843)
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Pergularia The Plant List