Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Polygala chinensis
Scientific Name and Description
Polygala chinensis L
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Polygala telephioides WILLD.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | meradu |
| Kannada | belesoppu, bili cheeni kanigalu, ghuntaani, meradu |
| Marathi | negli |
| Tamil | ciriya nankai, ciriya nantai, ciriyanankai, perianangai |
| Telugu | nelajanumu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Polygala chinensis L. Perennial herb or shrub Leaves, root Asthma; chronic bronchitis and catarrhal affection; fever General Thirunarayanan 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Thirunarayanan 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
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)