Pedalium murex Brihatgokshura Baragokhru Caltrops Gokhru bada

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Pedalium murex

Scientific Name and Description

Pedalium murex L.

Herb Family

Pedaliaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Murex burmanni Kuntze
Pedalium microcarpum (Klotzsch) Decne.
Pedalium muricatum Salisb.
Rogeria microcarpa Klotzsch

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Name	Dakhani Gokhru
Hindi	bada gokhru, bara gokhru, bara-gokhru, bara-gokhrue, baragokhru, fareed-buti, faribduti, farid-buti, faridbuti, gokhru, gokhru kanti, kadvagokhru, kanti, pila-gokhru, vilayati-gokhru
Kannada	aane neggilu, aane nerigilu, anenegaligida, aneneggilu, anenegilu, anianeggula, anne-galu-gida, annegalugida, dodda neeranji, dodda neggilu, doddaneggili, doddaneggilu, gonkara mullu
Malayalam	ana-nerinnil, ananerinnil, caca-mullu, kakka-mullu, kakkamullu, kathenerinmil, kattu-nerinjal, kattu-nerinnil, kattunerinjil, kattunerinnil, katunerinjal, nerinnil
Marathi	bhar-gokharu, gokhura, hatticharatte, karanothia, karonathia, karonta, motegokharu, mothe-gokharu, mothe-gokhru, mothegokharu, moto, selusaran, ubha-gokhru
Sanskrit	brhat-goksura, brhatgoksura, brhatgoksuram, brihatgokshura, gajadaunstree, ghejasoodumoostra, gokshura, gokshuru, goksurah, srngatika, sthulagoksurah, tiktagoksurah, tittagokshura, trikantakah
Tamil	anai neruncil, anai nerunji, anai-nerinji, anai-nerunji, anaikkalvananki, anaineruni, anainerunji, anaivanakki, ananeringie, ananeringlie, attavattinerunci, cataimullika, cataimullikacceti, cataimullipputu, irakavi, kakkaymul, kolvattuvikki, kutavukari, kutavukarikkoti, matikam, matikaneruncil, natavattakkoti, natavattam, nerunchil, parpati, parppati, peru-nerunji, perunerunci, peruneruncirceti, perunerunji, pilliyatti, pippali , pippilineruncil, pippiliyatti, tarakantikai, tenkattai, tirikatakacceti, tirikatakam, tirikatam, tottaputu, vanacirunkatam, vayirakanikkoti, vayirakarani, vettatiramuli, viramattali, virucalapakkoti, virucalapam, vitattakikacceti, yanai nerunci, yanai nerungil, yanaikkal, yanainerinci, yanaineruncil, yanainerunji, yanaivananki
Telugu	enuga-palleru-mullu, enugapallaeru, enugapalleru, enugapalleru mullu, enugapallerumullu, pedda palleru, pedda-palleru, peddapaleru, peddapallaeru, yenugapalleru, yenugu-palleru
English	Caltrops
Rajasthan Region	Gokhru Kanti

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Ursolic acid

Vanillin

Phytoconstituents

Dakhani Gokhru (P. Murex) The biologically active compounds are Ursolic acid, vanillin, phenolic acids, fatty oils and resins. Alkaloids and Steroids are also reported.

Ancient Science of Life, Vol No. XI No.3 & 4, January – April 1992, Pages 187 - 192

Pedalium murex L. Herb Leaves, root, fruit Fever(cow); diuretic; gonorrhea; for vigour in men; diabetes; fertility in women; toothache; cold; cough; diarrhoea General; women; men; cow Jain et al. 2004, Rao et al. 2006, Shanmugam et al. 2012

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Leaves

Fruits

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Its cold water infusion is demulcent, diuretic and cures urinary disorders.
Leaves heal ulcers.
Fruits aphrodisiac and given as a decoction for incontinence of urine, spermatorrhoea and impotence.
Juice of fruit is used in puerperal disease and promotes lochical discharge.
Decoction of roots is antibilious.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003