Traditional Uses

Plants are playing an important role in the health of millions of people’s life in many villages of India in their day to day life by its traditional usage. S. trilobatum is reported to cure numerous diseases viz., respiratory problems and bronchial asthma. S. trilobatum was reported to harbour hepatoprotective activity, antimicrobial activity, larvicidal activity, antidiabetic activity, cytotoxic activity and anticancer activity. The leaves and stem of S. trilobatum are reported to possess antimitotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerogenic properties. The leaf extracts are used to increase male fertility and to cure snake poison. It is used with ghee in siddha for treating tuberculosis, as decoction in case of acute and chronic bronchitis, root and berries for treating cough.The major alkaloids identified in the alcoholic extract from leaves and stem part of S. trilobatum has been shown to possess antimitotic and antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi. Biological screening of the alkaloid mixture of this plant revealed anticancer activity against certain type of cancer and its effectiveness as an adjuvant in cancer chemotherapy