PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Hojas.

ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: En problemas hepáticos e intestinales.

COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: Three new diterpenoids, forskolin G(2), forskolin H(3), forskolin I(4), were isolated from the whole plant of the Coleus forskohlii Briq. , and their structures were elucidated as 1alpha,6beta-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en- 11-one, 1alpha-hydroxy-6beta,7beta-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-11-one, and 1alpha,9alpha-dihydroxy-6beta,7alpha-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en- 11-one on the basis of spectral data. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.

ZONA GEOGRÁFICA= Geografical zone: Brasil. 

Origin:
The sub-tropical Himalayas of Kuma on and Nepal; cultivated in Andhra Pradesh.

Action:
Root and leaf—spasmolytic, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, lipolytic.

1) OLIVEIRA SIMOES, Claudia María... /et al/ . Plantas da maedicina popular no Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre : UFGRS,1986, pp.78-79.

2) YANG, Q.-R. Three new diterpenoids from Coleus forskohlii Briq. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 2006, vol.8, nº4, p.355-360.

3) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.