Botanical Name : Jasminum auriculatum Vahl.
Family : Oleaceae
Introduction :
Latin name: Jasmin = from Yasmine –
Arabic name; auriculata = small eared.
Names in different Indian languages :
English: Needle flower jasmine
Hindi: Juhi, juyi
Kannada: Kadaramallige
Malayalam: Tuseemulla, suchimulla
Sanskrit: Yuuthikaa, sucimallika
Tamil: Usimalligai
Telugu: Adavimulla
Synonyms :
Yuuthikaa, Yuuthi, Mugdhee, Balpushpa. Pushpagandha. Ganojjwala. Ganika. Charumoda. Shikhandi, Swarnapushpika, magadhi, sucimallika
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) :
Varieties: Bhavamishra has described two varieties viz. white and yellow whereas Sushruta has described cream and snow white. A few other texts describe 3 varieties.
Jasminum multiflorum
Jasminum sambac
Morphology :
Its creeper resembles the creeper of chameli.
Leaves – compound, pentafoliated.
Flowers -white or yellow in colour and have a very pleasant odour
Distribution & Habitat :
Throughout India
Chemical constituents :
lupeol, epimer, hentriacontane and n-tricantanol, triterpenoid, jasminol, d-mannitol, jasmone
Properties :
Guna:laghu:
Rasa: tikta, kashaya. madhur:
Virya: sheeta:
Vipaka: Katu
Karma :
Hridyam, pittaghnam, vrana hara
carminative, digestive, astingent, diuretic, antimicrobial,
Indication :
Mutrakrichram, vrana, siroroga, kusta, mutraghatam
Ulcers, wounds, fever, skin disease, cough, piles, leucorrhoea, pruritus, diabetes ,leucoderma,anorexia
Part used :
Root, flower , leaves
Dosage :
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Uses : It is used in heart diseases, bleeding disorders, poisoning, skin diseases, stomatitis, gingivitis, eye disorders and ear, nose, throat conditions.