Ichnocarpus frutescens Dudhi Sariva

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Ichnocarpus frutescens

Scientific Name and Description

Ichnocarpus frutescens R.BR.

Herb Family

Apocynaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Synonyms

Aganosma affinis (Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
Apocynum crassifolium Salisb.
Apocynum frutescens L.
Beluttakaka malabarica Kuntze
Carruthersia daronensis Elmer
Chonemorpha bantamensis G.Don
Chonemorpha malabarica G.Don
Echites affinis Roem. & Schult.
Echites bantamensis Blume
Echites caryophyllatus Roth
Echites caudatus Blanco
Echites ferrugineus Thunb.
Echites frutescens (L.) Roxb.
Echites malabaricus Lam.
Echites trichonemus Zipp. ex Span.
Ichnocarpus affinis (Roem. & Schult.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Ichnocarpus bantamensis (Blume) Miq.
Ichnocarpus dasycalyx Miq.
Ichnocarpus leptodictyus F.Muell.
Ichnocarpus microcalyx Pit.
Ichnocarpus moluccanus Miq.
Ichnocarpus navesii Rolfe
Ichnocarpus ovatifolius A.DC.
Ichnocarpus oxypetalus Pit.
Ichnocarpus sogerensis Wernham ex S.Moore
Ichnocarpus volubilis (Lour.) Merr.
Micrechites sinensis Markgr.
Periploca palvallii Dennst.
Quirivelia bantamensis (Blume) F.N.Williams
Quirivelia frutescens (L.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
Quirivelia zeylanica Poir.
Springia indica Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
Tabernaemontana parviflora Poir.
Thyrsanthus parviflorus (Poir.) Miers
Gardenia sinensis Lour. ex B.A.Gomes
Gardenia volubilis Lour.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	bakarbel, bakkar bel, bakkar-bel, bakkarbel, dhimar-bel, dudhi, dudhilata, kali doodhli, kali dudhi, kali-doodhli, kali-dudhi, kalidudhi, siama-lota, siamalata, Krishnasarpa
Kannada	chidara-lanbilu, chidaralanbilu, gopi, gorwiballi, gouriballi, gowri balli, gowriballi, haalu genasu, haalugenasu, kappunamadaberu, karampa, kare anantha moola, kare balli, kareambu, kareeananthamoola, kareehambu, karehambu, kari bantana bali, kari hambu, karihambu, koogal balli, maalavee balli, manabilu
Malayalam	nannari, naruninti, paalvully, palvalli, parvalli, pat-valli, Kariyatta
Sanskrit	ananta, bhadra, chandana, chandanagopa, chandanasariva, chilahintapatra, chinhadharini, dirghamula, dridhabhandini, gopa, gopali, gopavadhu, gopavalliiva, gopi, gopini, kalaghantika, kalapeshi, krishna, krishnamuli, krishnasariva, krishnashariva, krishnavalli, krsnasariva, mahashyama, masuravidala, palindi, sarada, sariba, sariva, shariva, shyama, shymalata, subhadra, swetoktakastasariva, syamala, utpalasariba
Tamil	cakatevi, illu-katte, kadambu, karu nannari, nannari, oothai-kodi, oothal kodi, pal valli, palvalli, paravalli, udar-kodi, udargodi, udarkkoti, udarkodi, urpalakopam, utar koti, utarkoti,Nalleru
Telugu	illukatte, illukkatte, illukkatti, karampaala, karampala, karra tivva, korampala, mani tivva, muntagajjanamu, munthagajjanamu, nalla teega, nallathige, nallatiga, nallatige, nellatiga, nullatiga, paalatheega, paalathivva, pala teega, palatheega, palativva, sahadevi
Tibetan	thal tras nag po
Marathi	Nagawalli,bumburnari, dudhbel, kamte-bhomvri, kante-bhouri, kantebhouri, kishna-sarwa, krishnasarwa, shyamalatha
Common Name	black creeper

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Botanical name : Ichnocarpus frutescences (L.) R.Br

Family : Apocyanaceae

Part used : Whole plant

Antidote for : Snake bite

Formulations and application : Coarse powder of dried root of Cassia fistula, Whole fresh biomass of Ichnocarpus frutescences and coarse powder of dried stem bark of Tarenna asiatica in equal quantity is boiled with water to prepare decoction in the 1:4 ratio. Reduce the decoction up to ¼ .20 ml. of filtrate is administered orally

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T. Aiton

Habit-Climber

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Rheumatism; blood purifier; asthma; cough; bronchitis; bone fracture; cholera; constipation; dysentery; fever; nigh blindness; measles; ulcer; vomiting tonic; febrifuge;

Treatment -General

References -Adhikari et al. 2010, Padal et al. 2010, Rao et al. 2011, Ratnam and Raju 2008