MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MS102 : Rhinacanthus communis Nees |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 46 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | Nabab nala near ghatang | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Shrubs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Acanthaceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Snake Jasmine, Dainty Spurs • Hindi: Palakjuhi, Juhipani • Marathi: Gajkarni • Tamil: Uragamalli, Nagamalli • Malayalam: Nagamulla, Puzhukkolli • Telugu: Nagamalle • Kannada: Nagamallige, Doddapatike • Bengali: Juipana • Konkani: Dadmari • Urdu: Palakjuhi • Sanskrit: Yudhikaparni, Yoodhikaparni | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz. Dianthera paniculata Lour. Justicia dichotoma Rottl. Justicia gendarussa Macrae ex Nees. Justicia macilenta E. Mey. Justicia nasuta L. Justicia odoratissima Boj. ex Nees. Justicia rottleriana Wall. Justicia silvatica Nees. Justicia sylvatica Vahl. Pseuderanthemum connatum Lindau. Rhinacanthus macilentus Presl. Rhinacanthus osmospermus Boj. ex Nees. Rhinacanthus rottlerianus Nees. |
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| Description : | Erect shrubs, stem terete, tomentose. Leaves 8-12 x 4-8 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, crenulate, minutely pubescent, nerves 7-10 pairs. Cymes terminal, panicled. Flowers sessile; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2 mm long, hispid; sepals 5, 5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, hispid; corolla white, tube 25 mm long, slender, hispid; upper lip entire, oblong, acuminate; lower lip broad, 3-lobed, obtuse; stamens 2, inserted near the throat of the tube, equal; one anther lobe lower than other, glabrous; cell 2-ovuled, style slender. Capsule 2 cm long, clavate, with a lower solid slender stalk, glabrous; seeds 1 or 2 in each cell, rugose. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | In India the fresh root and leaves, bruised and mixed with lime juice, are a useful remedy for ringworm and other skin affections. The seeds also are efficacious in ringworm. The root-bark is a remedy for dhobie’s itch. In Sind it is said to possess extraordinary aphrodisiacal powers, the roots boiled in milk being much employed by Hindu practitioners. The roots are believed n some parts of India to be an anti-dote to the bites of poisonous snakes. anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-proliferative; Root, leaves and seeds are useful in eczema; | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | rhinacanthin chrysophanic acid frangulic acid flavanol-3-glucoside rutin naphthoquinones rhinacanthin-C rhinacanthin-D |
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| Reference : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
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