Erythrina variegata Paribhadra Murikkila

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Erythrina variegata

Scientific Name and Description

Erythrina variegata L.

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Erythrina indica LAM.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	dadap, farad, mandar, mandara, pamkara, pangara, pangra, panjira, pharad, pharhad, rakta madar, raktamadar, Patali
Kannada	bilee vaarjipe, bilivarijapa, bilivarjaya, haarivaana, halivana, halivara, hangara, hangaraka, hngaraka, holivara, hongaara, hongara, hongaraka, karakalli, kempuvarijapa, kempuvarippe, mandara, mullumarige, mullumurige, mullumurinje, mullumurinji, mullumurunji, mullumutalu, nimbataru, paarijaathaka, palivana, paliware, palwan, paravala, paravalada-mara, paravalla, paravella, parawalada, parijata, parivala, parivalada, parivana, pongaara, pongara, pongarada, pongare, saleki, vaarjipe mara, varijapa, varjipe, varjrapa, warjipe
Malayalam	kalyana-murukku-maram, kalyanamurikku, karimurikku, karu-murukkin-maram, kulmurikku, mandaram, mooloomoorikah, mouricou, mulloomurkai, mullumurika, mullumurikku, mulmurikku, mulmurukku, murikku, muruka, murukka, murukku, muruku, nimbataru, paribhadram
Marathi	farad, mandar, pamgero, panara, pandra, pangara, pangaru, pangira, pangra, pangri, paringa, phandra,Mandara
Sanskrit	bahupushpa, kantaki, kantakinshuka, kantakipalasa, krimighna, krimishatru, mandalia, mandara, mimbataru, nimbataru, palasha, palitmandar, palitmandara, paribhadra, paribhadrah, paribhadraka, parijata, parijataka, prabhadraka, raktakeshar, raktakusuma, raktapuspa
Tamil	acatam, cavucayam, cemmurunkai, cincukam, civappumulmurunkai, irattapatam, kacakapali, kacakapalimaram, kacavakitam, kacavakitamaram, kalianamurungai, kalirakam, kalirakamaram, kaliram, kaliyana murukka, kaliyana murukkan, kaliyana murunkai, kaliyana-murukku, kaliyanamurukku, kaliyanamurunkaimaram, kalliram, kallyanamurukku, kalmurukku, kalyana murukkan, kalyana murungai, kalyanamurangai, kalyanamurukku, kalyanamurungai, kalyanamurunkai, kannalamurukku, kavir, kaviri,kenikayam, kilimurukku, kilimurukkumaram, kincukam, mantaram, mantarikam, mantarikamaram, matitta, maturava, muccai, mucci, muccimaram, muchi mullumurukku, mulakatalam, mullumurukku, mullumurungai, mullumurunkai, mullumurunkaimaram, mulmurukkam, mulmurukku, munmurukku,munmurunkai, murukkai, murukkam, murukku, murukku ,murukkumaram, mutcankarikam, mutpalacu, nalikacu, palaceti, palasam, palasu, parani, pariyam,parnimaram, pavalattuvam, puncukam, savusayam, sinsugam, taipakikam, taipakikamaram, tavucayam, tavucayamaram, tikkarai, tikkaraimaram, tiramotikam, tiramotikamaram, tirimurtti, tiripalacam, tunkapattira, vallai, vallikkay, vannimurunkai, vannimurunkaimaram, velirrumaram, vippirappiriyam, viprapriyam, parni, Mollu
Telugu	badamu, badapu, badasapa, badchamu, badchipa-chettu, badida, badidamu, badidapu-chettu, badide, badidi, badiga, badisa, badise, badita, badite, baditha, baditi, badsta, baridamu, bhadesapa, mahameda, modugu, muccikarra, muchikatta, mulla moduga, paribhadrakamu, paribhavyamu, parijatamu, rohinamu, rundrun, tella-varjam, wangiram,Pangara
Tibetan	ma nda la (d), ma nda ra, pa-ri
Common Name	Indian Coral Tree , tiger's claw

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Aerial parts

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Erythrina variegata L

Habit - Tree

Parts used - Aerial parts

Application - Snake bite; gall bladder stones; vermifuge; anthelmintic; aphrodisiac; laxative; diuretic; galactagogue; rheumatic joints; fever; malaria; burns; regulates menstrual flow; paralysis; asthma; eczema; ear problems; leprosy; epilepsy; gynaecological disorders; aching of mammary glands; impaction; cold; cough

Treatment - General; women

References - Pushpangadan and Atal 1984