Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Blepharis maderaspatensis
Scientific Name and Description
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) ROTH. subsp. maderaspatensis var. maderaspatensis NAPPER
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Blepharis boerhaviifolia PERS.
Acanthodium procumbens Nees
Acanthus ciliaris Burm. fil.
Acanthus maderaspatensis L.
Acanthus procumbens Herb. Madr. ex Wall.
Blepharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Blepharis boerhaaviifolia Pers.
Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. maderaspatensis (L.) Nees
Blepharis breviciliata Fiori
Blepharis maderaspatensis var. abyssinica Fiori
Blepharis maderaspatensis subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper
Blepharis procumbens Heyne ex Roth
Blepharis procurrens Nees
Blepharis rubiifolia Schum.
Blepharis teaguei Oberm.
Blepharis togodelia Solms ex Schweinf.
Acanthodium procumbens Nees
Acanthus ciliaris Burm. fil.
Acanthus maderaspatensis L.
Acanthus procumbens Herb. Madr. ex Wall.
Blepharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Blepharis boerhaaviifolia Pers.
Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. maderaspatensis (L.) Nees
Blepharis breviciliata Fiori
Blepharis maderaspatensis var. abyssinica Fiori
Blepharis maderaspatensis subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper
Blepharis procumbens Heyne ex Roth
Blepharis procurrens Nees
Blepharis rubiifolia Schum.
Blepharis teaguei Oberm.
Blepharis togodelia Solms ex Schweinf.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | kodali soppu |
| Telugu | anthrinta pulu, arithilai poruthi |
| Tamil | Nethiramooli |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B. Heyne ex Roth Under shrub Whole plant Wound healing; ulcers; nasal hemorhage;asthma; throat inflammation; Ascitis; liver and spleen disorders; Dysmenorrhoea; Urinary disorder; kidney stone; bone fracture; scorpion bite; nervous disorder General Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016, Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Subramanian 2011
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016
Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Subramanian 2011
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Blepharis maderaspatensis. (2023, March 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharis_maderaspatensis