Botanical Name : Ixora coccinea Linn.
Family : Rubiaceae
Identification No. – SDACH/HG/265
Introduction :
This plant used as medicinal purpose and ornamental.
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Jungleflame Ixora, sacred ixora,flame of woods
Hindi : Rangam, rugmini
Kannada : Kiskara
Malayalam : Techi
Sanskrit : Paaranti
Tamil : vetchi,
Telugu : manmadibanum
Morphology :
It is shrub, grows upto 1-2 m height
Leaves – simple, opposite, lanceolate
Flowers – dense, corymbiform cymes, like ashoka flowers
Fruits – globose, fleshy
Distribution & Habitat :
Cultivated
Chemical constituents :
Lupeol, leucocyanidin glycoside
Properties :
Carminative, astringent, antiseptic, blood-purifier, sedative, antileucorrhoeic, antidiarrhoeal, anti-catarrhal
The plant substrate can remove heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium and mercury from polluted water
Indication :
Diarrhea, dysentery, cephalgia, skin disease, ulcer, sores
Part used :
Root, leaves, flowers
Dosage :
10-15 ml
Therapeutic Uses :
Flower boiled in oil useful in head ache
Leaf paste useful in skin disease, especially in children.
IUCN Status – Not Evaluated
Research updates –
1. Nair R, et al. Antibacterial activity of Ixora coccinea flowers against clinical pathogens. Indian J Pharm Sci. 67(5):628–631.
2. Ghosh T, et al. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of Ixora coccinea Linn. leaf extract. J Ethnopharmacol. 103(3):484–489.
3. Bhattacharjee R, et al. Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of Ixora coccinea flower extracts. Pharmacogn J. 8(2):123–127.
