Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mollugo cerviana
Scientific Name and Description
Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Mollugo cerviana var. cerviana
Pharnaceum cerviana L.
Pharnaceum umbellatum Forssk.
Pharnaceum cerviana L.
Pharnaceum umbellatum Forssk.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chirimorio, chiriya ro khet, jima, parpat, taph-jhad |
| Kannada | kaage purale gida, kaage purule gida, kage purale gida, parpaataka gida, parpataka |
| Malayalam | parpataka |
| Marathi | pada |
| Sanskrit | grishmasundara, parpata, parpataka, phanya |
| Tamil | citalacatti, citam, citam, citappiriyan, cukkumapattiri, cutcumapattiri, kilavankuti, kirismacuntarakam, kolanti, kottamakantakam, kucattinpati, kuccakam, kuccam, narappiriyam, narpiriyam, pappatam, parinatam, parinatam, parinatam, parpaatakam, parpadagam, parpadagum, parpatakam, parpatakam#, parpatakam, parpatam, parpatatam, parppanpuntu, parppatakam, parppatakam, parppatakam, parppatakam, parppaam, parppatam#, parppatam, patakam, porpatakam, purpadagum, tiricanakki, tiriteki, tiritekikam#, tiritekikam, titteki, venu , viriputu, viriputukam |
| Telugu | parpaataka, parpadagum, parpataka, parpatakamu, pichhu kaalu, verri chatarasi |
| English | Tel, Tam |
| Rajasthan Region | Chirio ro khet |
| Common names | threadstem, carpetweed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Seeds
Whole plant
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use
- An antiseptic and stomachic.
- An infusion of plant is used in fevers and for promoting local discharges and blood purification.
- Oil prepared by boiling the roots in any edible oil applied externally for gout and rheumatism.
- Seed boiled in water and filtrate is taken orally to keep body cool during summer.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. Herb Whole plant Amenorrhoea; malaria; abnormal menstruation General; women Chenniappan and Kadarkarai 2010, Patel 2010
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chenniappan and Kadarkarai 2010,
Patel 2010
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
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
Mollugo cerviana. (2021, March 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollugo_cerviana