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Ajuga

Taxonomy:

Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnopsida

Order : Lamiales

Family : Lamiaceae

Genus : Ajuga

Chemical Constituents:

Bractin A (=(2S,3S,4R,5E)-2-{[(2R)-2-hydroxydodecanoyl]amino}triacont-5-ene-1,3,4-triol; 1) and bractin B (=(2S,3S,4R,5E,8E)-2-{[(2R)-2-hydroxyhexacosanoyl]amino}pentadeca-5,8-diene-3,4,15-triol 1-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside; 2), new sphingolipids, and bractic acid (=(5Z,10Z,15Z)-2-decyl-4,7,8,12,13,17,18-heptahydroxy-20,23-dioxopentacosa-5,10,15-trienoic acid; 3), a long-chain polyhydroxy acid, diterpenoids.

Part used : Whole plant.

Refrences:

Chemical constituents:

Isolation and enzyme-inhibition studies of the chemical constituents from Ajuga bracteosa.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17256736
Biosynthesis of sterols and ecdysteroids in Ajuga hairy roots.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10783005

Anti hypoglycemic activity

Acute hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic and hypotriglyceridemic effects of continuous intravenous infusion of a lyophilised aqueous extract of Ajuga iva L. Schreber whole plant in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17604246
Hypoglycaemic effect of the lyophilised aqueous extract of Ajuga iva in normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12007699
Hypolipidemic effects of acute and sub-chronic administration of an aqueous extract of Ajuga iva L. whole plant in normal and diabetic rats.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16417981