Pentanema indicum | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Pentanema indicum

Scientific Name and Description

Pentanema indicum (L.) LING

Herb Family

Plant type

Herb

Vicoa auriculata CASS.
Vicoa indica (L.) DC.

Hindi	banjori, sonkadi
Kannada	hannavarikasoppu, mooguthi soppu, mugutisoppu
Tamil	jimikipoo, mookuti poondu, mukkorrippuntu
Telugu	adivi proddu tirgudu

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Pentanema indicum (L.) Ling

Habit - Herb

Parts used -Whole plant

Application - Skin disease

Treatment - General

References - Ram et al. 2004

References

Ram et al. 2004

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Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112

Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH