Botanical Name : Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.
Family : Verbenaceae
Introduction :
This plant mainly using in folk medicine for fever and gout.
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Smooth Volkameria,sorcerers bush,wild jasmine
Hindi : Kannada
Malayalam : Attu munja,puzhamulla,vishamadari
Sanskrit : Kundali,vana yukthika
Tamil : Peenaari,Sangankuppi.
Telugu : Lanjai.
Synonyms :
Volkameria nerifolia (L) Gaertn.
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) :
Substitute for Swertia chirayita
Morphology :
It is a shrub
Leaves – elliptic, simple, alternative, glabrous
Flower –white, raceme
Fruit – capsule
Distribution & Habitat :
All over India
Chemical constituents :
triterpenes, neolignans, diterpenoids,sterols and flavones
Karma :
Antipyretic , analgesic
Indication :
Fever, cough, syphilis
Part used :
Root, leaves
Dosage :
1-2 gm
Therapeutic Uses :
The roots powder useful in venereal diseases.
