Medicinal Plants

Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson

Bunga Clock Vine

Acanthaceae

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Summary

Thunbergia mysorensis or clock vine is a climbing plant native to southern India that now grows widely across the world's tropical and subtropical regions. The beauty of its flower clusters that attract nectar-feeding birds earned it the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993, while traditionally this plant is also believed to help relieve cough and fever.

Agroecology

Thunbergia mysorensis can be found growing in areas ranging in elevation from near sea level up to 750 m asl. Usually grows around towns or in old settlement locations. This species prefers open areas and can tolerate conditions with both full sun and partial shade. Requires humus-rich soil and prefers well-drained acidic soil, and being native to a tropical monsoon climate, T. mysorensis will require plenty of watering during summer. This species is also tolerant of cooler climates.

Morphology

  • Stem woody, hairless, twining clockwise.
  • Leaves arranged opposite, dark green, glossy, narrow, lanceolate, tip acuminate, margin toothed, with 3 distinct veins, hairless.
  • Flowers bilaterally symmetric, tubular with a wide gaping mouth, consisting of five fused petals. Petal tips red, reflexed to reveal a yellow throat (along the margin and down the throat), and bloom from summer to autumn. Stamens large and stigma hairy. Each flower is up to five centimeters long with striking red bracts. Inflorescence a pendent, elongated, drooping, slender raceme, emerging from the leaf axils.

Cultivation

  • Plant propagation through seed and stem cuttings.
  • In its native region, Thunbergia mysorensis is pollinated by sunbirds.

Chemical Content

Alkaloids, amino acids, flavonoids, tannins, and phenolates.

Benefits

Treats cough, liver disease, reduces fever. Has antioxidant, antidiabetic, antifungal, anthelmintic, and anti-inflammatory activity.

Local Names

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Traditional Recipes

The following recipes reflect traditional knowledge passed down through generations, not a substitute for professional medical diagnosis or advice. Consult a healthcare provider before use.

Traditional recipe Cough from Bunga Clock Vine

1. Cough

  • Take an adequate amount of clock vine flowers and wash until clean.
  • Boil until it boils.
  • Let it cool to warm/cold.
  • Strain then drink to reduce cough.
Traditional recipe Liver disease from Bunga Clock Vine

2. Liver disease

  • Pick an adequate amount of clock vine flowers and wash until clean.
  • Boil until it boils.
  • Let it cool to warm/cold.
  • Strain then drink to reduce liver disease.

Reference Sources

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