Botanical name : Premna serratifolia Linn.

Family : Verbenaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Agnimandha, Arani, Ganikarika, Vaijayanta

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Madhura

Guna : Lakhu

Virya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Headache tree

Hindi : Arani, Ganiyari

Malayalam : Munja, Kattappa

Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in planes.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A large shrub or small tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Bark yellowish with lenticels; leaves simple, opposite, serrated; flowers small, greenish white with strong odor, fruits globose drupes.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, nervine pain, arthritis, indigestion, constipation, rhinitis, fever, hemorrhoids and tumors.

Useful part : Root, Leaves.