Botanical name : Jasminum angustifolium (Linn.) Willd.
Family : Oleaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Vanamallika, Asphota
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Wild jasmine.
Hindi : Banmallika
Malayalam : Kattumulla, Kattumallika.
Distribution – Hilly areas of Kerala and Karnataka, almost all around Western Ghats
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A woody semi-climber grows up to 2 meters in height. Leaves simple ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous; flowers in long slender pedicles, often in a group of 3 white; fruits ovoid berries.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, ulcers, diseases of eye, stomatitis, pruritus, anti-toxic. In higher dose induce emesis.
Useful part : Roots, Leaves.