MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MS123 : Pavetta indica L. |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | on the river bank in Nagzari | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Shrubs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | Rare | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | RUBIACEAE | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub • Hindi: Kankara, Kathachampa • Manipuri: Nongmangkha Ashinba • Marathi: Papat • Tamil: Kattukkaranai, Karanai • Malayalam: Mallikamutti • Telugu: Papidi • Kannada: Pavati • Bengali: Jui • Oriya: Paniphingi • Assamese: Sam-suku • Sanskrit: Kakachdi | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Ixora indica (L.) Baill. Ixora roxburghii Kuntze Pavetta indica var. glabra Bremek., nom. inval. Pavetta indica var. typica Domin, nom. inval. |
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| Description : | Large shrub or small trees up to 4 m tall. Bark grey, smooth and irreuarly scaly when mature; blaze greenish cream. Young branchlets angular, terete when mature, glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules broadly lanceolate, intrapetiolar, sheathing, caducous and leaving scar; petioles 0.6-1.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 8.5-16.5 × 2.6-5 cm, variable in shape, elliptic or obovate or oblanceoalte, apex caudate-acumiante, base attenuate, margin entire, prominently glandular between secondary nerves, glabrous beneath; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 6-12 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate. Inflorescence corymbose cymes, terminal; flowers white; pedicel ca. 0.7 cm long. Berry, with 2 pyrenes; seeds one per pyrene. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | A decoction of the leaves is drunk during the first days after childbirth as a protective medicine. It is also taken when the birth is delayed and as a treatment for fever. The leaves are used for poulticing boils. A cooled decoction of the leaves is applied as a wash to ulcers of the nose and topically to treat haemorrhoidal pains. The root is considered aperient, diuretic, purgative and tonic. It is prescribed in the treatment of intestinal obstructions, constipation, jaundice, headache, urinary diseases and dropsy. The crushed root bark, combined with rice water and ginger, is taken as a diuretic and for the treatment of dropsy. The root, root bark or stem bark can alsl be used as a treatment for intestinal obstructions. The roots are used for poulticing stubborn itch. A poultice of the stem bark is applied topically for soothing haemorrhoids. An infusion of the thinly cut wood is taken as a treatment for rheumatism. A study of the methanol extract of the plant has shown anti-inflammatory activity comparable to the standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin. This extract has also shown anti-pyretic activity. Flavonoids in the plant have demonstrated effective diuretic activity. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | galactitol Alpha-pinene Alpha-eudesmol |
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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
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