Helicteres isora Murudshing | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Helicteres isora

Scientific Name and Description

Helicteres isora L.

Herb Family

Malvaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Helicteres isora L. var. tomentosa
Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC.
Helicteres chrysocalyx Miq. ex Mast.
Helicteres corylifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
Helicteres grewiaefolia DC.
Helicteres isora var. glabrescens Mast.
Helicteres isora var. microphylla Hassk.
Helicteres isora var. tomentosa Mast.
Helicteres macrophylla Wight ex Wight & Arnold
Helicteres ovata var. fructus-regis Lam.
Helicteres ovata var. isora-murri Lam.
Helicteres roxburghii G. Don
Helicteres versicolor Hassk.
Isora corylifolia Schott & Endl.
Isora grewiaefolia (DC.) Schott & Endl.
Isora versicolor Hassk.
Ixora versicolor Hassk.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common names	screw tree, East Indian screw tree,
English	kaivum fibre
Hindi	aat, aat hateri, amli, bhendu, hateri, jonkaphal, kapasi, maraphali, marodphali, marophali, maror phal, maror phali, maror phalli, maror-phali, marori, marorphali, marosi,Avarta अवर्त, Jangli Jhau जंगली झाऊ
Kannada	aavarthini, aedamuri, aedamuri kaayi, avathaarini, bhoorhakaralu, bhootakaralu, bhootha karulu, bhutakaralu, bhutakarulu, buntakarolu, chachalu, chuchuja, chuchula, chuchulu, cuculu, cunculla, edamuri, edamurige, kaada kalnaaru, kaadukalnaaru, kaayuri, kadakalnar, kadakalnaru, kadukalnaru, kaire, kaiyoli, kaiyolinarr, kaiyuri, kaiyurige, kaiyyi uri, karroori gida, karurimara, karuviri, kauri, kauviri, kavargi, kavari, kempu kavari, kempukauri, kempukavari, kempukaveri, kolinaaru, kolinar, konri, kowri, kywalla, maradaddi shingi, marodu phala, miridi, moldaphaliro, mrudashringi, murige, murreekonri, murudi, murugikayi, murugina, muruginakaayi, naarukolu, nakheela, narkol, narkolu, narukolu, thunshulla, vadampiree, yadamuri, yedamuri
Malayalam	ishvaramuli, ishvaramulla, ishvaramuri, isora-murri, isoramurree, isoramurri, itampirivalampiri, kaiva, kaivalanara, kaiyuna, karuveri, kaval, kayyuna, kiwallanara, kiyuna, kolnaru, mori, valambiri, valampiri, valumbari
Marathi	kevani, kewan, kivan, maedasingi, marodphali, muradasinge, muradshenga, muradsing, murudsheng, tanini, Ekda एकदा
Sanskrit	avaratani, avartani, avartaphala, avartiphala, avarttani, avatarini, avurtunnie, awartaki, awartani, mrgasrngi, mrigashinga, mrigashringa, murva
Tamil	cattikatci, edampuri, iracarcapalam, kaiva, karuvai, kasavu, lampam, panippalli, paniyam, pirapicam, pirimurukku, pirivuppani, tirukupalai, vadampiri, valambiri, valamburi, valampiri, valampuri, valampuri-kay, valampurikai, valampurikkay, valumberi, valumbirikai, vattachi, Ezhuththaampatti (எழுத்தாம்பட்டி
Telugu	aadasamanthi, aadasyamali, adacamanti, adasamanti, adashyamali, adasyamali, adavi-camanti, adavichamanthi, adivichamanthi, cadala, camanti, camati, chamantai, chamanti, goobatada, gubadadda, gubadarra, gubathada, gubathadda, gubbadara, gugatadda, guonardada, guvalada, itah, kaavanchi, kavanchi, kavanci, malikaaya, nulitada, nulitadu, nulithada, nulithi, nuliti, nulu kaaya, peddacamanti, peddasamanthi, peddasamanti, peddashamala, sadala, samanthi, shyaamali, suamala, syamali, tada, thada, uttraci, uttrasi, valambiri, valambirikaya, valambricaca, valumbari, vuttraci
Urdu	marodphalli, maror phali, marorphali
Bengali	Rohini রোহিণী

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Fruits

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Helicteres isora L. Aeinthi Malvaceae Shrub Leaf carbohydrates; anthraquinon glycosides, proteins, tannin and phenolic compounds and steroids

Helicteres isora L. Small tree/large shrub Whole plant Dysentry; diarrhoea; hair growth; snakebite; hair fall; tympany; insect bite; earache; inflammatory swelling; intestinal problems; diabetes; cuts; rheumatoid arthritis; General Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010, Padma et al. 2016