Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Dipteracanthus prostratus
Scientific Name and Description
Dipteracanthus prostratus (POIR.) NEES
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ruellia prostrata POIR.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | bheemana soppu |
| Malayalam | upudali |
| Tamil | cilanti nayakam, cilanti nayatam, coracakki, coracakkicceti, kiranti nayakam, kiranti nayan, pottakanchi |
| Telugu | maanu pathri, nela neelaambaramu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Hypoglycaemic; anticancer; ear-diseases
Treatment - General
References - Jain et al. 2009
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees Herb Whole plant Hypoglycaemic; anticancer; ear-diseases General Jain et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2009
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
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
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
DICTIONARY OF TREES AND PLANTS VOL-1 Author - MUNIVER P. MADHAVAN AND MUNIVER H.CHITHIRAPUTHIRAN
MULIGHAI KALANGIYUM Author - DR. N.K. SHANMUGAM
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