Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Maerua oblongifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Maerua oblongifolia (FORSK.) A.RICH
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Maerua arenaria HOOK
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | bhoochakra gedde, nela sakre gedde |
| Marathi | hemakand, kaatigolo, vikat |
| Sanskrit | madhusrava, madhuvalli, morata, murahari, murva, piluparni, piluparnika, pipluparni |
| Tamil | carukkaraikkilanku, cerankilanku, kattuccarukkarai, kattuccarukkaraik kilanku, kurutikkakitakkilanku, kurutikkakitam, kutalakkilanku, kutali, mulmurantai, munmurantai, nilaccarukkarai, pucakam, pumi carkkarai kilantu, pumicarkkarai-k-kilanku, pumicarkkaraik kilanku, pumicarkkaraimulam, pumicarkkaraivallikkilanku, pumiccarkkaraikkilanku, puvincarukkarai, tauritakkilanku |
| Telugu | bhoochakra gadda, bhoochakramu, bhucakramu, bhuchakra, bhuchakram, bhusarkara, bocchekra, maakametanithige, maenikathige, mekamettanitige, menikatige, merupu theega, morinika, pattathige, pattatiga, pattatige, pattuthige, pattutige, putta tige, puttatige |
| Tibetan | ro ma ha |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Ethnopharmacology use
Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A. Rich
Habit - Woody climber
Parts used - Tuber
Application - Fertility
Treatment - General
References - Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 2 Author - Botanicaly Survey of India
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
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
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Maerua oblongifolia. (2024, January 5). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerua_oblongifolia