Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Crepidium acuminatum
Scientific Name and Description
Crepidium acuminatum (D. Don) Szlach.
Herb Family
Plant type
Orchid
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Malaxis acuminata D.DON
Malaxis biloba (LINDL.) AMES
Microstylis wallichii LINDL.
Malaxis biloba (LINDL.) AMES
Microstylis wallichii LINDL.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | jivak Jeevak |
| Kannada | jivaka |
| Malayalam | jivakam |
| Sanskrit | jivaka, jivakah |
| Tamil | jivakam |
| Telugu | jivakamu |
| Tibetan | zans rtsi ba |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Phytoconstituents
Active ingredients: Its pseudobulbs contains alkaloid, glycoside, flavonoids and β-sitosterol. Also contains piperitone, O-Methylbatatasin, 1, 8-cineole, citroenellal, eugenol, glucose, rhamnose, coline, limonene, p-cymene and ceryl alcohol.
Source: Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants, ISSN 2249 – 4340 Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 661-676, December 2012
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bulb
Ethnopharmacology use
Crepidium acuminatum (D. Don) Szlach. Orchid Stem, bulb Stomach pain; tuberculosis General Das et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Das et al. 2013
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Sharma et al., 2007
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)