Justicia spicigera information from itis the integrated taxonomic information system itis provides authoritative taxonomic information on justicia spicigera, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of north america and the world. Gray jacobinia scarlatina blake jacobinia spicigera schltdl. Justicia spicigera sidicaro orange plume a medium sized bush with attractive dimpled green leaves that gets covered with showy orange flowers in spring and summer. It is planted in a couple of different areas under trees, however, the trees have increased foliage and canopy. For more multimedia, look at justicia spicigera on wikimedia commons. An evergreen shrub with striking, tubular orange summer flowers. Coonly garden, justicia specigera mexican honeysuckle, mayo clinic, spring 20. Benson arizona waterwillow subordinate taxa the plants database includes the following 1 subspecies of justicia candicans. Mar 15, 2014 mar 15, 2014 muicle, justicia spicigera boil for tea. Uses of justicia spicigera in medicine and as a source of. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Online plant guide justicia spicigera orange plume.
A plant of considerable economic importance in guatemala and other parts of central america, where it is more commonly used in laundering linen, at least in country regions, than is indigo indigofera spp. Chak lool, tsiits, get ink, bisil kaax, cross kaax tsiits, and ichkan in maya in the yucatan peninsula. Pdf antioxidant and coloring characteristics of muicle. Justicia spicigera justicia spicigera mexican honeysuckle is a dicotyledonous plant belonging to the acanthaceae family. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. List of articles, pdfs, web sites on muicle, justicia spicigera. Mexican honeysuckle grows about knee high and spreads up to 5 across. Firecracker plant, mexican honeysuckle, desert honeysuckle family. Justicia spicigera is a native plant from mexico used since prehispanic times to treat dysentery. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf justicia spicigera is a plant used in traditional mexican medicine to treat various diseases such as heart diseases and to improve blood. Downregulation of proinflammatory liver gene expression by justicia.
Coonly garden, justicia specigera mexican honeysuckle, mayo clinic, spring 20 panoramio 1. Axillary clusters of goldenorange, tubular flowers are more numerous in light shade. Light green foliage with lots of orange bloom clusters on a fastgrowing plant. But for most of this blooming season, i have noticed that it wont flower if too much shade. Benefits from yearly pruning in late winter to clean out woody growth. Muicle, justicia spicigera boil for tea plant leaves. In traditional medicine, it is used to treat various illnesses, especially anemia, menstrual problems and tristeza dysthymia, and as a nerve tonic correa and alcantara, 2012. Justicia flava in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Mar 15, 2014 muicle, justicia spicigera boil for tea. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Clusters of 1 orange tubular blooms are borne throughout summer on this dense shrublike perennial. In mexico, an infusion made from muicle justicia spicigera, mexican honeysuckle is used to treat menstrual problems and soothe peoples nerves i. The mexican honeysuckle, justicia spicigera, died completely to the ground this past winter, but is resilient in foliage growth and blooms. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Pdf uses of justicia spicigera in medicine and as a source.
Justicia chrysostephana, cyrtanthera chrysostephana. Will tolerate full sun but performs the best with morning sun or under the canopy of filtering desert trees like mesquites or palo verdes. Justicia spicigera grows well in my garden in las vegas, nv, eastern mojave desert. Justicia species, firecracker plant, mexican honeysuckle, orange plume flower justicia spicigera by htop mar 15, 2004 9. I am hoping this is the problem with its lack of blooming. We are a wholesale nursery specializing in water efficient plants. However, no studies have yet substantiated these affects. This lush evergreen shrub is native to mexico and south america. Anxiolyticlike effect of the aqueous extract of justicia. Firecracker bush justicia spicigera is a freely branching, rounded, softly hairy, evergreen shrub, with 4angled stems and oblonglance shaped to ovate, arching, sometimes shallowly toothed, mattegreen leaves, 37inches long. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Gastrointestinal activity of justicia spicigera schltdl.
Pdf antitumor and immunomodulatory effects of justicia. Justicia spicigera in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Justicia chrysostephana, cyrtanthera chrysostephana, jacobinia chrysostephana family. Chemical constituents and biological activities of species of justicia. Justicia spicigera muicle is a plant that has been used from the prehispanic era to contemporary times in mexico.
The plant list includes a further 32 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus justicia. The soft, velvety leaves become larger in partial shade locations. Pdf justicia spicigera muicle is a plant that has been used from the pre hispanic. Plant them in loose draining soil, lots of sand is good. Various sources including the american horticultural society a to z encyclopedia of garden plants and the usda. Pdf uses of justicia spicigera in medicine and as a. Justicia species, firecracker plant, mexican honeysuckle. Bibliography on justicia spicigera, muicle, firecracker. Justicia spicigera mexican honeysuckle mountain states. It has been used in the traditional medicine for healing diseases such as dysentery, diabetes, leukemia, and anemia, just to mention some human disorders. Justicia spicigera is an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers. A dawn stover nifty fifty favorite herbaceous plant dawn is a research associate at stephen f austin in nacogdoches tx and currently maintains the mast arboretum plant collection.
The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract ee and its hexanic fraction hee on bacteria causing dysentery, as well as on staphylococcus aureus and the yeast candida albicans. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf physicochemical and antioxidant characterization of justicia. Pdf uses of justicia spicigera in medicine and as a source of. Posteriormente, fueron desengrasadas usando hexano durante 24 horas a temperatura ambiente, filtradas y concentradas bajo presion reducida. Accent shrub, informal hedge, foundation plantings, large scale ground cover, habitat gardens, great for oasis design themes. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network.
Quantitation of cd, pb and fe in three medicinal plants justicia spicigera. Antidepressantlike effect of kaempferitrin isolated from justicia. Justicia spicigera name synonyms drejera willdenowiana nees jacobinia atramentaria benth. Justicia spicigera is a plant used in traditional mexican medicine to treat. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Justicia spicigera mexican honeysuckle, firecracker bush, moyotle, moyotli, mohintli, muicle, trompetilla, yaxan, or ychkaan in mayan is an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers.
Uses of justicia spicigera in medicine and as a source of pigments background. For more about dawn the wonderful arboretum and stephen f austins excellent. With yellowgreen leaves and bright orange flowers, mexican honeysuckle grows 2 to 4 feet tall and spreads 3 to 6 feet wide. The plant list includes 1,695 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus justicia. Pdf justicia spicigera muicle is a plant that has been used from the prehispanic. However, the anticancer properties of justicia adhatoda l. Anxiety currently ranks as the seventh most common cause of disability worldwide, a fact that has intensified the search for new treatments. Pdf justicia spicigera muicle is a plant that has been used from the prehispanic era to contemporary times in mexico.
Download fulltext pdf antitumor and immunomodulatory effects of justicia spicigera schltdl acanthaceae article pdf available in journal of ethnopharmacology 14. Justicia spicigera, acanthaceae, phenolic content, anthocyanins, oxidative. Acanthaceae mexican honeysuckle, orange plume flower origin. Justicia spicigera mexican honeysuckle firecracker bush.
Justicia spicigera mexican honeysuckle firecracker. Plants profile for justicia candicans arizona waterwillow. Justicia spicigera, jacobinia spicigera, justicia sidicaro family. Justicia aurea, jacobina aurea, jacobinia aurea yellow jacobinia, golden plume. Justicia spicigera, jacobinia spicigera, justicia sidicaro. Lifetime prevalence in a nationally representative sample volume 190 issue 6 maria elena medinamora, guilherme.
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