Herb in Thai notifiable formulas

Clerodendrum Indicum Root

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Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze

Family
Labiatae
Part used
root
Crude drug
Clerodendri Indici Radix Clerodendrum Indicum Root
In the announcement
Used in 2 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Clerodendrum Indicum Root, dried root
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Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)

Constituents and quality criteria of Clerodendrum Indicum Root

Summarised from the Antipyretic Clerodendrum Indicum Root monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root.

The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.

Constituents

Clerodendrum Indicum Root contains flavonoids (e.g., pectolinarigenin, hispidulin). It also contains triterpenoids, sterols, etc.

Raw material quality criteria

Foreign matterNot more than 2.0% w/w
Loss on dryingNot more than 9.0% w/w
Total ashNot more than 5.0% w/w
Acid-insoluble ashNot more than 1.0% w/w
Water-soluble extractiveNot less than 4.0% w/w
Ethanol-soluble extractiveNot less than 1.5% w/w

Storage: Clerodendrum Indicum Root shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.

Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Clerodendrum Indicum Root

2 formulas containing Clerodendrum Indicum Root

Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.

Development potential

Develop Clerodendrum Indicum Root into a product with the TIBD group

In notifiable formulas2 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria

Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway