Botanical name : Paederia foetida Linn.
Family : Rubiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Gandhaprasarani, Sarani, Bhadraparni, Rajabala, Pratanini, Katambhara
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta,
Guna : Guru, Sara
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Chinese flower, plant
Hindi : Gandhaprasarini
Malayalam : Gandhaprasirini, Talaneeli
Distribution : In the marshy waste land, in Himalayan regions, grows as a weed.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An extensively spreading perennial creeper grows on hedges and on large trees. Leaves – simple, alternate, cordate, acuminate and glabrous. Flowers are bluish white, red, having 6 petals. Fruit, feather-like shape, yellow colored, round and 1 cm long containing small seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, pain, inflammation, flatulence, constipation, rheumatoid arthritis, infertility and as a general tonic.
Useful part : Roots, leaves.
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