Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Melochia corchorifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Melochia corchorifolia L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Riedlea corchorifolia DC.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chitrabeez, thulak, tikiokra |
| Kannada | bettada thuttthi, methuri gida |
| Malayalam | ceruvuram, niruren, tsjeru-uren, tsjeruuren |
| Tamil | konkaramacukkirai, naruvalli, paripattiram, pinnakku keerai, pinnakku-k-kirai, pinnakkucceti , pinnakkukkirai, pinnakkuppundu, pinnakkuppuntu, pinnukuk kirai, punnakkukkirai, punnakkuppuntu , punnakupoodu, tsjerroo uren |
| Telugu | chittentakura, chittentha koora, cittentakura, gangupindi kura, ganugapindikoora, ganugapindikura, sitha kura, sithantakoora, sitnata kura, thutthurubenda, tutturubenda |
| Common Name | chocolateweed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Melochia corchorifolia L. Shrub Leaves, root Stomachache; vegetable; dysentery General Prasad et al. 2008
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Prasad et al. 2008
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
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 3 Author - Botanicaly Survey of India
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
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
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Melochia corchorifolia. (2023, December 4). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melochia_corchorifolia