Botanical name : Vitex negundo Linn.

Family : Verbenaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Nirgundi, sindhuvara, Neelamanjari,Indranika, Indrasurasa, Bhoothakeshi, Neelika

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Kashaya

Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha,

Virya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Five leaved chaste tree

Hindi : Samhalu, Saubhalu,Nirgandi

Malayalam : Karunocci

PLANT DESCRIPTION

An aromatic large shrub or small tree of about 3 meters in height with quadrangular branches; leaves opposite, extipulate, long petioled and digitately 3-5 foliolate, all leaflets with petiolules, the middle one longer flowers bluish purple in panicles, up to 30 cm long; fruits globose or ovoid or obovoid, four seeded drupe, black when ripe.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, arthritis, inflammations, lumbago, dyspepsia, colic, flatulence, dysentery, wounds, ulcers, bronchitis, cough, malarial fever, hemorrhoids, dysmenorrhoea, leprosy, and general debility.

Useful part : Whole plant