Dichrostachys cinerea Virtuli | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Dichrostachys cinerea

Scientific Name and Description

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight and Arn

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Cailliea cinerea
Desmanthus cinereus WILLD.
Acacia cinerea (L.) Willd.
Dichrostachys glomerata R.Br. ex Benth.
Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.) Benth.
Mimosa cinerea L.
Mimosa nutans Pers.
Cailliea dichrostachys Guill. et Perr.
Dichrostachys glomerata Chiov.
Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.) Benth.
Dichrostachys nyassana Taub.
Mimosa cinerea L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	ameena, goya-khair, kheri, kolai, kulais, kumali, kunlai, vartuli, virtuli, vurttuli, vurtuli, vurutuli, Glandularia
Kannada	datari, edathari, oda thare, odatare, odavarada, odavare, odavinagida, odavinaha, vadanare, vadatare, vadavina, vaduvaarada gida, vaduvarada, voda thaare, wadu, wadu warada, wadu waradu, waduwarada, woodavaradu, yeda thuri
Malayalam	viravrksam, vitattal
Marathi	bellathoor, segumkati, sigamkaati, sigamkati, sigum-kanti, vaelathoora, warfa-taro,Glandularia,Kalkadamba
Sanskrit	bahuvaraka, dirghamula, krichhari, kshudhakushalasandnaka, mahakapitha, vallataru, vellantara, vellantarah, vellantaru, vilantaru, viradru, virataruh, viravriksha, virtaru
Tamil	anaitter, anatter, carayittiyam, catalikam, catanikamaram, cirrilai karini, karukavi, karukavimaram, mavilandam, mavilantam, mavilinkappalai, nakkavarimuli, nalappetimuli, piodai, plodai, potittalai, potittalaimaram, tattamaniyam, tecattam, tirkkamulamtirutamulam,tirutamulo,vadatalla, vadataram, vadathalai, valutalankay, vancimalai, varittol, varittula, vatatarai, vatataram,vatataram,vedatalla, vedathalam, vedittalung kolindoo, veduttalam, vekutavam, vetattala, vetuttalam, vidathalan, vidattalai, vidatter, vikuli, vikulimaram, virataru, virataru , viratarumaram, visappurai, vitatarai, vitatari, vitattal, vitattalai, vitattalaimaram, vitattalam, vitattali, vitattallam, vitattar, vitattari, vitatter, vitatterai, vitattericceti, vitattetotari,Nilavala
Telugu	banutula, bunthula, nalla venuturu, nallaveluturu, nallavenuturu, nela jammi, nelajammi, nellajammi, samiramu, sarathumma, saratumma, velitsroo, vellitooroo, velthru, velthuru, veltoori, velturi, velturu, veluthuru chettu, veluturu, venuthuru, venuturu, veturu, yellow, yeltoor, yeltoori, yeltu, yeltur,Yerraputtiga
Tibetan	bi ra ta ra
Common name	Sicklebush, Glandularia, Sickle Bush or Marabou Thorn, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree, Kalahari Christmas tree

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Flowers

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. Velturu chettu Fabaceae Root Rheumatism, urinary diseases

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight and Arn

Habit -Tree

Parts used -Root, leaves, flower, bark

Application -Boils; blisters; ulcer; indigestion; allergy and pains due to wounds; snakebite; rheumatism; toothache; chicken pox; hair tonic; reduces menstural flow; vomiting;

Treatment -General; women

References -Padal et al. 2010, Rao et al. 2006, Tetali et al. 2009