Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Heliotropium indicum
Scientific Name and Description
Heliotropium indicum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Tiaridium indicum LEHM.
Heliophytum indicum
Heliotropium parviflorum
Tiaridium indicum
Heliophytum indicum
Heliotropium parviflorum
Tiaridium indicum
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | hathi-shura, hatisura, hatta-juri, hattajurie, hattasura, siriari, siriyari, Ghotar ,Henslu |
| Kannada | bhoorundi, celubaladagidha, chaelu baalada gida, chaelu kondi gida, chaelu mani, chaelubaala, chaeluvaali, chalukondee, chelu baalada gida, chelu kade, chelukondi gida, chelumani, gurugalu gida, hanni gida |
| Malayalam | bena-patsja, tekkata, tekkita, teliyenni, telkata, telkkata, terkkata |
| Marathi | ajeru, bhurundi, burundi, Ghorkhachi |
| Sanskrit | bhurundi, duralabha, hastishundi, hastisunda, hatisunada, nagadanti, srihastini, suryavarta, vrscikali |
| Tamil | alavancimuli, amarataru, anai vanaki, anaivanakki, anaivanakki1, anaiyatuvalanki, callaki1, callakika, callakikacceti, callakikam, carucivappi, cetaipputu, ciru tel kotukki, ciru tel kotukku, ciruntotti, cirutel kotukku, cirutetkotukku, civappuccaru, coratu, curapi, curapika, curapikacceti, intirakali, ipatantam, kacapatciyai, kakkali, kakkalicceti, kakoli, kakolika, kamatutikam, karkkoli1, karkkolikam, karkolicacceti, karkoni, karkonicceti, katiyavisatti, katutti, kotukku, kotuvisam, kulicam1, macakoli, mammataki, mammatakicceti, mankaiyanatam, nakari1, nakarikauli, nakatanti1, nakir, nakiracceti, nakkaricceti, nakkipoo, nakkippu, narakanati, narakanaticceti, neyacitacceti, neyacitam, otamar, parppatanti, perun tel kotukki, purunti , tamiraputpikam, tayaikkonran1, tayl-kodugoo, tekatai1, tekutti, tekuttikai, tel kotukki, tel-kodukki, telkodduki, telkodukkai,telkotukku, telkotukkucceti, telmani, telukkotti, tenkitacceti, tenkitam, tenkittam, tenkitti, tet kodukki, tetkataippun, tetkotukki, tetkotukku, tetkotukkucceti, tevatittara, thael kodukkupoondu, theikodikkupoondu, thel-kodukku, thel-koduku, thelkodukku, turamam, turmam, utti, utticceti, uttimaram, uttiram#, uttiram$, uttiram1, uttiram, vanaccetanki, venirpaccai, verirru, viruccika 1, viruccikakarani, viruccikapputu, viruccikayuttatu, viruccikkarani, viruccikotukkucceti, virutcikapputu, yanaivananki, Suryakanti |
| Telugu | kodikki, naga danti, nagadanti |
| Urdu | hathisundi buti ka pani |
| Common names | Indian heliotrope, Indian turnsole, Indian turnsole, Turnsole heliotrope, Indian heliotrope, Indian turnsole |
| Bengali | Ganthia |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Heliotropium indicum L.
Habit -Herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Diabetic; dandruff; vegetable; skin disorders; malaria; typhoid
Treatment -General
References -Dansi et al. 2008, Kumar et al. 2007, Lingaraju et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dansi et al. 2008
Kumar et al. 2007,
Lingaraju et al. 2013
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Heliotropium indicum. (2022, May 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotropium_indicum