Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Salacia chinensis
Scientific Name and Description
Salacia chinensis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Tontelea prinoides Willd.
Tonsella chinensis (L.) Spreng.
Salacia wightiana Wall.
Salacia socia Craib
Salacia sinensis Blanco
Salacia roxburghii Wall.
Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC.
Salacia podopetala Turcz.
Salacia patens Decne. ex Steud.
Salacia patens Decne.
Salacia naumannii Engl.
Salacia littoralis Backer
Salacia evonymiflora Zipp. ex Miq. Ann.
Salacia coromandeliana Teijsm. & Binn.
Salacia angularis Elmer ex Merrill
Johnia serrata Buch.-Ham.
Johnia salacioides Roxb.
Johnia coromandeliana Roxb.
Hippocratea prinoides DC. ex Ridl.
Comocladia serrata Blanco
Tonsella chinensis (L.) Spreng.
Salacia wightiana Wall.
Salacia socia Craib
Salacia sinensis Blanco
Salacia roxburghii Wall.
Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC.
Salacia podopetala Turcz.
Salacia patens Decne. ex Steud.
Salacia patens Decne.
Salacia naumannii Engl.
Salacia littoralis Backer
Salacia evonymiflora Zipp. ex Miq. Ann.
Salacia coromandeliana Teijsm. & Binn.
Salacia angularis Elmer ex Merrill
Johnia serrata Buch.-Ham.
Johnia salacioides Roxb.
Johnia coromandeliana Roxb.
Hippocratea prinoides DC. ex Ridl.
Comocladia serrata Blanco
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Chinese salacia, lolly berry,saptachakra |
| Malayalam | courondi |
| Sanskrit | saptacakra |
| Tamil | cuntan, karukkuvai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
References
Literature
Literature
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
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 Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Salacia chinensis. (2021, April 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salacia_chinensis