Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Scientific Name and Description
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Nyctanthes arbortristis
Bruschia macrocarpa Bertol.
Nyctanthes dentata Blume
Nyctanthes tristis Salisb.
Parilium arbor-tristis (L.) Gaertn.
Scabrita scabra L.
Scabrita triflora L.
Bruschia macrocarpa Bertol.
Nyctanthes dentata Blume
Nyctanthes tristis Salisb.
Parilium arbor-tristis (L.) Gaertn.
Scabrita scabra L.
Scabrita triflora L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Harsingar हार (सिंगार), binari, dlatchi, har, har-singar, harshingar, harsimgar, harsingar, harsinghar, hurshjngar, jar, jarsinghar, karasli, koori, kura, kuri, kurri, nibari, parijata, parja, saherwa, saihari, seoli, sephalika, siharu, tamat, tamti |
| Marathi | Parijat (पारिजात), kharasli, khurasli, khurasoi, paarijaath, paarizhatak, pahar-batti, pardik, parijatak, parijataka, parizatak, parjatak, partaka, parzonto, prijtak |
| Tamil | Manoranjithai (மனோரஞ்சிதை) |
| Telugu | Parijata (ಪಾರಿಜಾತ) |
| Kannada | goli, harasinga gida, harasingaar, harisringi, harisryngi, harsing, hursing, paarijaatha, paarijaathaka, parigata, parijata, parijataka, parijathaka |
| Malayalam | manapu, manjapu, manjapumaram, mannappu, manpumaram, munjapu, munjepoo, parijatakam, parijatam, parijathakam, pavilamalli |
| Sanskrit | atyuha, harashingarpushpaka, harasimgara, kharapatraka, nalakunkuma, parijata, parijatah, parijataka, prajakta, ragapushpi, ragapuspi, rajanihasa, rajanikasa, sephali, sephalica, sephalika |
| Tamil | civappuccorikam, ciyattavi, ciyattavimaram, cuputpam, cutam, cutam, malaipparicatam, mancatpu, manjapu, manjatpu, paimpon, paimponmallikai, paimponmallikaimaram, pakalamallikai, paricatam, paricatamaram, parijaatham, parijatam, parijatham, parisadam, pavala malli, pavala malligai, pavala-malligai, pavalakkaymallikai, pavalamalli, pavalamalligai, pavalamallikai, pavalappicci, pavazha malli, pavazha-mali, pavelam, pavilamalligai, sudam, tira, tiraki, tirakimaram, tivitiratcam, tolavaka, tolavakacceti, tukirttali |
| Telugu | kaaruchiya, kapilanagadustu, kappanagadutti, karshas, karshia, karuchiya, karuciya, kineri, kinnera, kirsaru, kisteti, krishnavaeni, krishnaveni, krishnaverri, paarijaathamu, pagada malle, pagadamalle, pagadamalli, parijatamu, parijatham, parujatamu, poghada, seepaalika, sepali, sepalika, shvetasurasa, shvethasurasa, shwetasurasa, svatasuasa, swetasarasa |
| Rajasthan Region | Haar singar |
| English | Tree of sorrow, Night flowering Jasmine, |
| Common Names | night-blooming jasmine, tree of sadness, tree of sorrow, hengra bubar, coral jasmine and in Singapore seri gading. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
- The leaves, bark and inflorescence are used medicinally.
- Leaves are antibilous, expectorant and are useful for treating fever and rheumatism.
- Leaf paste is used as an external application to treat ringworm, scabies and eczema.
- Decoction of leaves effective in sciatica and malaria.
- In case of internal injury, bark is mixed with Terminalia arjuna and paste is rubbed over that part of body.
- It is also believed to set the broken bones.
- Inflorescence and young fruits are pounded in water and given to relieve cough.
- Seeds are useful in treating baldness and affection of scalp.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Parijatham Nyctanthaceae Stem bark Back-ache, scurvy, baldness
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Harsingar Oleaceae Rheumatism, skin diseases, diabetes
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Shrub Leaves, root Malaria; fits; bone fracture; cuts; wound; snakebite; rough skin; urinary disorders General Jain 2004, Rao et al. 2006
References
Literature
Literature
Jain 2004
Rao et al. 2006
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Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Wikipedia. 2024. "Nyctanthes Arbor-tristis." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified April 27, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis.
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