Name: KRISHNAKIRITA Filename:
Clerodendrum_paniculatum.jpg Description: Botanical name : Clerodendrum paniculatum Linn. Family : Verbenaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Krishnakirita, Hanuman kirita AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha Virya : Seeta PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Red pagoda plant Hindi : Malayalam : Krishnakireetam, Hanuman kireetam Distribution – Growing naturally in shady places, throughout India. PLANT DESCRIPTION An erect annual or biennial herb grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, lobed, chordate, hairy and membranous. Flowers bright orange, seen in long terminal branched spikes. Fruits small berries. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, inflammation, ulcers, wounds and skin diseases. Useful part : Whole plant Photo: Dr. Eby Abraham MD