Family: Buxaceae (Box Family)
The wood is
diaphoretic. The leaves are bitter, diaphoretic and purgative. They have proved
useful in the treatment of rheumatism, Hair growth and syphilis. The bark is
febrifuge.
Other uses of Buxus wallichiana: Plants can be grown
as a hedge, they are very tolerant of pruning but are slow growing. Wood -
hard, fine grained, durable. Used for engraving, fine carving, mathematical
instruments etc. It is at least equal in quality to B. sempervirens.
Traditionally B. wallichiana used as bittertonic,
diaphoretic, anti-rheumatic, vermifuge, antihelmentic, analgesic, purgative diuretic,
antiepileptic, antileprotic and in hemorrhoids. The bark of B. wallichiana used
as hair growth stimulant (13-16). Phytochemical reported are alkaloids buxemenol
E (16), buxaltine H, Buxiramin D, buxatine, buxandrine F, buxidine F (15), (+)-16
α, 31-diacetylbuxadine (17), semperviraminol, buxamine F (18). The steroidal
alkaloid buxemenol E from B. sempervirens found to produce hypotensive effect
in rat attributed by central and peripheral activation of muscranic receptor and
also, by the partial inhibition of acetylcholinestrase enzyme (16). The main aim
of this study was to provide scientific evidence for traditional claim, hair
growth activity of B. wallichiana bark.
Tags : Himalayan boxwood, Buxus wallichiana Baill, Hair
Growth plant, activity, Buxus wallichiana, Hair
growth activity
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