Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Kedrostis foetidissima
Scientific Name and Description
Kedrostis rostrata (ROTTL.) COGN.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Bryonia rostrata ROTTL.
Kedrostis foetidissima (JACQ.) COGN.
Leucas filamentosa
Kedrostis foetidissima (JACQ.) COGN.
Leucas filamentosa
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | kunkumadunde mara |
| Tamil | appai mulam, appai-k-kilanku, appaikkoti, appaikkovvai, appakovai, appakovay kalung, appukkovai, arunkovai, cakiyankovai, karamputakkovai, karamputam, mukareyakkovai, mukareyam, panankovai, vinnarikakkoti, vinnarikam |
| Telugu | kunkuma donda, naagadonda |
| Common names | fetid creeper, wild cotton |
| Hindi | Gandheki Gandheli गांधेकी गांधेल |
| Marathi | Dudhivel दूधिवेल Dudhivel |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn.
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Root, leaves
Application - Dermatitis; eczema; stomach problems
Treatment - General
References - Sarvalingam et al. 2011
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Sarvalingam et al. 2011
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112