MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH285 : Rubia cordifolia L. |
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| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
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| Plant Family : | RUBIACEAE | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Indian Madder, Common Madder • Assamese: Majetti, Majathi • Bengali: Manjistha • Hindi: Majith, Lachkura • Kannada: Chitravalli, Manjista • Khasi: Soh misem • Malayalam: Chovvallikkoti, Man-chetti • Manipuri: Moyum • Marathi: Majisth, Manjista, Chitravalli • Tibetan:? Manjith • Nepali: Majitho • Oriya: Rongo chero • Sanskrit: Aruna, Asra, Bhandi, Bhandiralatika • Tamil: Manjitti, Sevvelli, Shevelli • Telugu: Chiranji, Manjishta • Urdu: Majeeth, Majith nim kofta | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Galium cordifolium (L.) Kuntze Rubia cordata Rubia scandens |
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| Description : | Scabrous climber, stem 4-angled, articulate. Leaves whorled, 4 in each node, equal or unequal, to 7 x 3 cm, ovate, cordate at base, acuminate at apex, 3-5-ribbed from base; petiole 2-5 cm long. Flowers 3 mm across; in axillary dichotomous cymes; calyx tube turbinate, lobes 4, minute; corolla lobes ovate, valvate, spreading, white; anthers globose; ovules solitary in each cell, styles 2, stigmas capitate. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | The roots are alterative, anodyne, antiphlogistic, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypotensive, styptic, tonic and vulnerary. They have an anti-bacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pneumococci etc. The roots are used internally in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding, internal and external haemorrhage, bronchitis, rheumatism, stones in the kidney, bladder and gall, dysentery etc. The stems are used in Tibetan medicine, where they are considered to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Febrifuge, they are used in the treatment of blood disorders and spreading fever of kidneys and intestines. The leaves are anti-septic, astringent and vulnerary. They are used as a poison anti-dote and to treat mouth sores and intestinal problems such as Diarrhea. A wound dressing is made by rubbing the leaves between the hand palms into a ball, which is then applied to a wound or cut to stop bleeding. The leaves are burnt and the ashes are applied externally to treat mastitis and itchy skin. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | 2-Methylanthraquinone 3-O-Acetyloleanolic acid 6-Hydroxyrubiadin acarbose Alizarin Mollugin Munjistin Nordamnacanthal oleanonic acid Pentylenetetrazol Pseudopurpurin Quinizarin Rubiadin Rubianin Rubicoumaric acid Rubifolic acid Rubilactone |
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| Reference : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : ~ Sonika Jain, Jaya Dwivedi, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Swaha Satpathy and Arjun Patra; "Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Cancer: A Brief Review"; Pharmacogn. J. (2016); 8(2): 87-102 PMID : ~ Behailu Bizuayehu and Belachew Garedew; "A review on the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of gonorrhea disease in Ethiopia"; Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (2018); 9(3): 183-193 PMID : |
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