Botanical name : Clerodendrum indicum (Linn.) Kuntze. (Clerodendron siphonanthus (R. Br.) C. B. Clarke.)
Family : Verbenaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bharngi, Vamanahathi
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasam : Tikta, Katu
Gunam : Lakhu, Rooksha
Viryam : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Peacock's tail
Hindi : Turk’s Turban, Tube-Flower
Malayalam : Kavali, Nariveli
Distribution – Cultivated as an ornamental throughout India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small shrub grows up to 2 meters in height with soft succulent branches. Leaves simple, 3-4 in a whorl, lanceolate, sessile, acute upper side glabrous, lower coarsely pubescent, with prominent veins. Flowers arises from terminal spikes, whitish, with long and curved corolla tube. Flowers are usually sterile. Reproduction usually by stem cuttings.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, asthma, cough, intestinal worms, fever, arthritis, atrophy, emaciation, consumption, and general weakness.
Useful part : Whole plant.