Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Rubia cordifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Rubia cordifolia L
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Rubia munjista ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | indian madder, munjeet |
| Hindi | lachkura, majit, majith, malo, mamjith, manjit, manjith |
| Kannada | chithravalli, chitravalli, citravalli, ishtamadhu, ishtamadhuka, jingi, kaadu balli, kai kuyika, kai kyuikana balli, katthee dhaare balli, majitta, manjishta, manjishtike, manjista, manjistha, manjisthta, manjitige, manjushta, manjushtha, manjusta, manjustha, siragatthi, siragatti, somalate, somalatha, tharakalu balli, yojana balli |
| Malayalam | covvallikkoti, man-chetti, mancatti, manjatti, manjetti, poont, sivolikkoti |
| Marathi | chitravalli, majisth, manjeshta, manjista, masai |
| Sanskrit | aruna, asra, bhandi, bhandiralatika, bhandiri, bhanditaki, chhatra, chhatrini, chitra, chitralata, chitrangi, chitravalli, cowalli, gandiri, gauri, harini, hemapushpi, janani, jingi, jvarahantri, kala, kala-meshika, kalabhandika, kalameshika, kalamesi, kalameso, kandira, kandiri, kshetrini, latayashti, lohita, lohitalata, lohitayastika, lohitika, mandukaparni, manduki, manjishtha, manjista, manjistha, manjisthaka, manjisthika, manjstha, manjusha, munjistha, nagakumarika, ragadhya, ragangi, rakta, raktalata, raktanga, raktangi, raktayashti, raktayashtika, raktayastika, rasayani, rohini, samanga, tamramuli, tamravalli, tamrika, vapra, vasrabhushana, vasraranjani, vastrabhusana, vijaya, yojanaparnika, yojanavalli, yojanavallika |
| Tamil | amutacakaram, amutataram, amuttiram, arunai, cakkarankam, cavalkoti, cavilaikkoti, cavilkoti, cevalkoti, cevarkoti, cevvalli, cevvalli, cevvallik koti, chevvalli, citti, irancani, irattai, kalametikai, kancini, kokilavicam, mancatti , mancisti , mancitti, mancukam, manditta, manjishi, manjiti, manjitti, manjittie vayr, manjtittie, mantisti, mantitti, nakanokam, nakanokaram, paccaimuruli, panti , puncitti, sevallikodi, sevvallikkodi, sevvelli, shevelli, shevvelli, tamiramulam, tamiravalli, tampiravalli#, tampuramalli, yocanavalli |
| Telugu | chiranji, ciranji, mandastic, manderti, manjishta, manjishtathige, manjishtatige, manjistatiga, tamra-valli, tamravalli, thaamravalli |
| Tibetan | brtsod, btsod, btsod (p) |
| Urdu | majeeth, majith, majith nim kofta, majith pisi hui |
| Common name | Indian madder |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Rubia cordifolia L. Climber Whole plant Abortifacient; epilepsy; gynaecological disorders; jaundice; leucorrhea; restorative tonic; skin diseases; liver diseases General; pregnant women; women Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Jain 2004
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Jain 2004
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam 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
Rubia cordifolia. (2024, June 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubia_cordifolia