Scientific Name:

Heliotropium indicum
Common Name/s:
Higad-higaran
Trompang elepante
Buntot Leon
Devil weed
Scorpion weed
Indian heliotrope
Taxonomic Classification and Nomenclature:
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Boraginales
Family Heliotropiaceae
Genus Heliotropium
Folkloric Use/s:
Decoction of dried roots stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus
Skin pruritus, scabies
Decoction of leaves used for washing cuts and sores
Treatment for cholera
Poultice of pounded leaves or bruised leaves applied to wounds and boils
Sap of leaves, mixed with salt, used for clearing vision
Plant used for skin and ear infections
Industrial/Pharmaceutical/Pharmacologic Use/s:

Antituberculosis (Machan, 2005)

Antitumor (Ghani, 2003; Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1993).
Antimicrobial (Oluwatoyin, Illeogbulam, Joseph, 2011)
Anti-inflammatory (Srinivas, Rao, Rao, 2000)
Wound healing effect (Rao, Reddy, Reddy 2002)

Sources:
Rao, P., Reddy, J., and Reddy, M. (2002, February). Journal of Ethnopharmacology: Retrieved
from www.sciencedirect.com
Rao, M., Rao, S., and Srinivas, K. (2000). Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2000; 32: 37-38:
Retrieved from http://medind.nic.in/
Dash, G., and Murthy, P. (2011). Studies on Wound Healing Activity of Heliotropium
indicum Linn. Leaves on Rats: Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov