Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Girardinia diversifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Girardinia heterophylla DECNE.
Girardinia leschenaultiana DECNE.
Girardinia zeylanica DECNE.
Girardinia leschenaultiana DECNE.
Girardinia zeylanica DECNE.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | nilgiri nettle |
| Hindi | ain, ain/bichhu buti, bhainsya kandali, bichhu buti, ghora keemesh, ghora-keemesh, jhir kandali, kaldi bichhu, kandali |
| Kannada | arike, chelu urigida, surusurike, thurike, turike, turisike, vrischika |
| Malayalam | ana-schorigenam, anaccoriyanam |
| Marathi | kasti-khatkutli |
| Sanskrit | laghukacchu, lomasa, romalu, santativardhini, vatavidhvamsini, vrscika, vrsciyasaka |
| Tamil | anachoriyan |
| Telugu | gaddanelli, rakasi chettu |
| Urdu | bichwa siyah |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Unani
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis Herb Leaves, root Herpes; pruritus; scabies; scabby General Bhat et al. 2014, Jagtap et al. 2009
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2014
Jagtap et al. 2009
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
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