Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Elytraria acaulis
Scientific Name and Description
Elytraria acaulis (L.F.) LINDAU
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Justicia acaulis L.F.
Elytraria acaulis Lindau
Elytraria acaulis Lindau
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | patharchatta |
| Tamil | cimainilakkatampu, cinnakatampu, cirukatampucceti, empukam, ilampukam, ilempukam, kankai, katampakam, kocanakam, kokanam, kucciram, kuccitam, kulakalam, kulakamacceti, kulakamam, kulakayam, kuyakkalam, lempukam, mayurakopikam, mayurkkopikam, muttirukkan, muttirukkanceti, muttirukkancevi, nariyankatampu, nila-kadambu, pakavirukkam, palan, polam pompari, ponam, pukatampam, pumikatampam, virananikki, viruttam , viruttamacceti, viruttan, visani, |
| Telugu | yeddadugu |
| Marathi | Ganeliya |
| Sanskrit | Patharchatta |
| Common Names | scalystem , Patharchatta |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Root, leaves
Application - Snakebite; tonic; insecticidal; wormicidal; cold; hip pain
Treatment - General
References - Dey and De 2012, Rao et al. 2006
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
Rao et al. 2006
Title - Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)