Botanical Name : Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merrill.
Family : Asclepiadaceae
Identification No.: SDACH/HG/204
Introduction :
In folk it is used for whooping cough and asthma.
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Emetic Swallow Wort, Indian Ipecacuanha, Country Ipecacuanha
Hindi : Jamgli pikvam, antamul
Kannada : Nipaladaberu, antamula
Malayalam : Vallippala
Sanskrit : Lataksiri
Tamil : Nay Palai, Nangilaippiratti, nancharuppan
Telugu : Vettipala, verripala, tellayadala, kakapala
Synonyms :
लताक्षीरी क्षीरीदुग्धा स्तन्यदा बलदा स्मृता।
श्वेतगन्धा गुरु स्निग्धा मधुरा शीतला शुभा॥
Antamuula, Muulini, Arkaparni.
Tylophora asthamatica Wight & Arn.
Morphology :
It is a lactiferous slender, climber
Leaves – simple, opposite, oblong-ovate
Flower- yellowish, umbel
Fruits – fusiform
Distribution & Habitat :
All over India
Chemical constituents :
tylophorine, tylphorinine, desmethyl tylophorine,desmethyl tylophorinine, kaempferol. tylophorinidine and gamma-fagarine.
Karma :
Anti cancerous, emetic, aromatic, purgative, expectorant
Chemical named Desmethyltylophorine gave good results in leukemia.
Indication : Asthma, gout, ulcer, piles, whooping cough
Part used : Whole plant
Dosage :
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Therapeutic Uses :
Decoction useful in whooping cough.
IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC)
Research updates:
1. Singh et al. (2022). Tylophora asthmatica leaf extract shows significant anti-asthmatic activity via mast cell stabilization. Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
2. Roy et al. (2021). Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of Tylophora indica in experimental models. Phytomedicine.
3. Kumar et al. (2020). Comparative phytochemical profiling of Tylophora species using HPTLC and LC-MS. Indian Journal of Natural Products.
