Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Glycosmis pentaphylla
Scientific Name and Description
Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Bursera nitida Fern.-Vill.
Chionotria monogyna Walp.
C. rigida Jack
Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC.
G. arborea var. linearifoliolata V.Naray.
G. chylocarpa Wight & Arn.
G. madagascariensis Corrêa ex Risso
G. pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa
G. pentaphylla var. linearifoliolis Tanaka
G. quinquefolia Griff.
G. retzii M.Roem.
G. rigida (Jack) Merr.
Limonia arborea Roxb.
L. pentaphylla Retz.
Marignia nitida Turcz.
Murraya cerasiformis Blanco
Myxospermum chylocarpum (Wight & Arn.) M.Roem.
Sclerostylis macrophylla Blume
Chionotria monogyna Walp.
C. rigida Jack
Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC.
G. arborea var. linearifoliolata V.Naray.
G. chylocarpa Wight & Arn.
G. madagascariensis Corrêa ex Risso
G. pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa
G. pentaphylla var. linearifoliolis Tanaka
G. quinquefolia Griff.
G. retzii M.Roem.
G. rigida (Jack) Merr.
Limonia arborea Roxb.
L. pentaphylla Retz.
Marignia nitida Turcz.
Murraya cerasiformis Blanco
Myxospermum chylocarpum (Wight & Arn.) M.Roem.
Sclerostylis macrophylla Blume
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Marathi | Dudhi nimb ,menki |
| Hindi | Kanju,ban nimbu, ban-nimbu |
| Bengali | Giloy |
| Kannada | guroda, guruvade, jangama, jangamma, mankali, otamadika, otamadike, pandill, panthele, vedemadige |
| Malayalam | malampanal, panal, panel |
| Sanskrit | asvasakhotah, vanamimbuka |
| Tamil | mam, ana , anam, gonji, kattu-k-konci, kattukkonci, konchi, konci, konji, konji-chedi, kula pannai, kulappannai, kulpanai, panacceti |
| Telugu | gilugu, godugu, golugu, gonji, gulunga, gunji, kondagolugu, kondagulunga, konde gilugu |
| Common Names | Giningl, Chinaberry Shrub, orangeberry, gin berry. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. Shrub Whole plant Stomachache; abdominal discomfort; antisnake venom; leucorrhea; piles; cough; rheumatism; anaemia; jaundice; dandruff; malaria; fits(pregnant women); convulsions General; women; pregnant women Bhagat et al. 2016, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984, Savithramma et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhagat et al. 2016
Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Savithramma et al. 2014
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Glycosmis pentaphylla. (2023, October 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosmis_pentaphylla