Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Justicia gendarussa
Scientific Name and Description
Justicia gendarussa Burm. f
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Gendarussa vulgaris NEES
Adhatoda subserrata Nees (1847)
Dianthera subserrata Blanco (1837)
Dicliptera rheedei Kostel. (1834)
Ecbolium gendarussa (Burm.f.) Kuntze (1891)
Ecbolium gendarussa var. angustifolium Kuntze (1891)
Ecbolium subserratum Kuntze (1891)
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees (1832)
Justicia dahona Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1830)
Justicia gandarussa L.f. (1782), orth. var.
Justicia gendarussa var. angustifolia (Kuntze) Hochr. (1934)
Justicia salicina Vahl ex Nees (1847)
Adhatoda subserrata Nees (1847)
Dianthera subserrata Blanco (1837)
Dicliptera rheedei Kostel. (1834)
Ecbolium gendarussa (Burm.f.) Kuntze (1891)
Ecbolium gendarussa var. angustifolium Kuntze (1891)
Ecbolium subserratum Kuntze (1891)
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees (1832)
Justicia dahona Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1830)
Justicia gandarussa L.f. (1782), orth. var.
Justicia gendarussa var. angustifolia (Kuntze) Hochr. (1934)
Justicia salicina Vahl ex Nees (1847)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | jagat-madon, kalabashimb, mili-nargandi, nili-naragandhi, nili-nargandi, nili-nirgandi, nilinargandi, nilinirgundi, oodi-shambalu, udi-sanbhalu, udisambhalu, udisanbhalu |
| Kannada | aduuthoda gida, adasaalada gida, aduthodagidda, kaara lakki gida, karalakkigidde, karee lakki, karelakki, kari nekki, karinekki, karinekkigida, karinene akki moola, karuknekki, krelakki-gida, naachu gaddi, naccukaddi, nachukaddi, natchukaddi, necchukaddi gida, patavaasaka, simhaasya, simhi, vaidya moothra |
| Malayalam | karinoccil, karinochil, karun-noch-chi, karunochchi, kurunocci, kurunochil, vada-kodi, vadakodi, vatak-koti, vatakkoti, vatamkolli, vatan-golli, vatankolli, vatankurri, vatankurunnu, vatankutti, wathakuranji |
| Marathi | bakas, kalaadulsa, kalo-adaso, tao, tev |
| Sanskrit | bhutakeshi, gandharasa, indrani, irgandi, kapika, krishnanirgunda, krishnanirgundi, krishnasurasu, krishtna-surasa, krishtnasurasa, krsnavasa, marupatni, nila-ndrani, nila-nirgundi, nilamanjari, nilanirgundi, nilasinduka, nilasinduvar, nilika, nirgundi, pitasaha, shitabhiru, shophalika, sinduka, vanaja, vataghni |
| Tamil | anainocci, attimamati, cakkiramamuli, caroo nochie, cattaikakki, cattainikki, cepalikai, cevalikam, cevikam, cevikanoccicceti, cintuvaram, cintuvari, ilainocci, ilainoccicceti, kalainocci, kalainoccicceti, karnocci, karu nocci, karu-noch-chi, karu-notchi, karunacci, karunocci, karunoccil, karunochchi, karunochi, karuppi, karuppu-noch-chi, karuppunocci, karuvinci, katappuvicci, kavi ,kayattaiveticci, kittinacuracceti, kittinacuram, kopi, kuppitarotti, kurainaton, macatti, moca, nilanirkkunti, nilanocci, nocci,utupitikacceti, vadaikkutti, valaimantali, vataikkurri, vataikkutti, vatakkoti,vatankolli,viruntaputpam |
| Telugu | addasaram, addasaramu, gandha rasamu, gandharasamu, gandhasarammu, nalla vavili, nalla-noch-chili, nalla-vavili, nallanoccili, nallanochili, nallavaavili, nallavavili, nallavili, nela vavili, nela-vavili, nelavavili, nullavavili, nullavavilie |
| Common names | Willow-leaved Justicia, Kadali keerai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.
Habit- Shrub
Parts used - Root, leaves
Application - Inflammations; bronchitis; vaginal discharges; dyspepsia; eye diseases; muscle pain; lumbago; headache; earache; hemiplegia; hair growth; leucoderma; asthma; antiseptic; haemo-static; nasal bleeding; bone fracture; injuries and fever; jaundice; dysentery; rheumatism
Treatment - General; women
References - Chithra et al. 2016, Seraj et al. 2013, Sugumaran et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chithra et al. 2016
Seraj et al. 2013
Sugumaran et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
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 TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
A CATALOGUE OF INDIAN SYNONYMS Author - MOODEEN SHERIFF
AGATHYAR VAIDYA KAVIYUM - 1500 Author - V.R. MADAVAN
BOGAR VAIDYUM - 700 Author - DR. S. PREMA, P.V. NAGARASAN
DICTIONARY OF TREES AND PLANTS VOL-1 Author - MUNIVER P. MADHAVAN AND MUNIVER H.CHITHIRAPUTHIRAN
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.) Title - MATERIA INDICA Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE
MULIGHAI KALANGIYUM Author - DR. N.K. SHANMUGAM Title - SIDDHAR'S SCIENCE OF LONGEVITY AND KALPA MEDICINE OF INDIA
DR. A. SHANMUGA VELAN Title - THE HANDBOOK OF INDIAN MEDICINE THE GEMS OF SIDDHA SYSTEM Author - T.G. RAMAMURTHI IYER
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Justicia gendarussa. (2024, June 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justicia_gendarussa