Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Indigofera linnaei
Scientific Name and Description
Indigofera linnaei ALI
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Indigofera ennaephylla L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | smooth indigo, small indigo, |
| Hindi | Latahai, bekario, jhunjhni, pandar-phali |
| Kannada | channe gida, kanneggilu, kenneggilu, kennegilu |
| Malayalam | cheru-pullate, cherupullate |
| Marathi | bhuigalle |
| Sanskrit | Vasuka |
| Tamil | accumaram, adambedi, atampeti, ayavikaracceti, ayavikaram, cavvatukkuttaniyam, cemponnerunci, cempunerincil, cennerincil, cenneruncil, centupikakkoti, centupikam, ceppu neruncil, ceppu-neruncil, ceppunerunci, ceyyaccam, cheppoo neringie, cheppu nerungil, cheppu nerunji, cheppu nerunjil, cheppuneringie, cheppunerinjil, cheppunerunji, cikappunerincil, cilapeci, cilapeti, cirunerunci, civappunerincil, cuvarccalam, iruttiro, kampaci, kampacikkoti, kampam, kappiri, metakkitai, mulapattiram, pacanapeti, pacanapeti, palampeci, palappeci, papanapeci, patalamulam,nji, vel, |
| Telugu | chala pachi, chalapachi, cheragadam, cherragaddamu, cherragaddhamu, yerrapalleru |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Seeds
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- The decoction of whole plant is used in epilepsy.
- The juice of plant is diuretic, alternative and is also used to treat chronic venereal diseases.
- The leaf juice is used as an eye drop to cure migrane.
- Seed powder with milk is taken as a tonic for general health.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Indigofera linnaei Ali
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Antifertility
Treatment - General
References - Sharma et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
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 Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
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