Alkaloid toddaline is irritant to the
mucous membrane, bronchi, intestines
and the bladder.
Ethanolic extract of var. obtusfolia
Gemble, found in the Nilgiris, Tamil
T) Nadu, exhibited spasmolytic activity.
Among the coumarins, chlorocou man is the most important active
principle and can be used an alter nativ for papaverine obtained from
poppy.
Torenia travancorica Gamble.
Synonym T asiatica Hook. f. in part, non Linn.
Habitat Western Ghats in the Nilgiris, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. (Torenias are ornamental herbs.)
Folk b Kakapu (Kerala).
Action Used in prescriptions for gonorrhoea.
Torenia polygonoides Benth. (North East India) is used in urinary tract infections, topically for aching joints, sores and ulcers. T thouarsii Kuntze (coastal areas of Mysore) is used for ulcers.
Trachelospermum fragrans
Hook. f.
Synonym T lucidum (D. Don) K. Schum.
Family Apocynaceae.
Habitat Temperate and subtropical Himalaya from Kumaon to
Arunachal Pradesh and in Assam, Meghalaya up to 2,100 m.
Folk Duudhi (Kumaon), Akhaahilataa (Assam).
Action Used as a substitute for Aistonia scholaris.
T jasminoides Lem. (Star-Jasmine), native to China and Japan, is cultivated all over India. Alkaline extracts of the leaf and stem show activity against yeast. The leaves and twigs contain dambonitol, cyclitol, arctiin, tracheloside, beta-amyrin and its acetate, lupeol acetate, and a mixture of betastosterol, stigmasterol and campesterol. A flavone glycoside was isolated from the butanol extract of dried leaves
Family Scrophulariaceae.
Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) Craib.
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