Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Smilax zeylanica
Scientific Name and Description
Smilax zeylanica L
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Smilax ceylanica Oken
Smilax collina Kunth
Smilax elliptica Desv.
Smilax hohenackeri Kunth
Smilax indica Burm.f.
Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC.
Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle
Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC.
Smilax zollingeri Kunth
Smilax collina Kunth
Smilax elliptica Desv.
Smilax hohenackeri Kunth
Smilax indica Burm.f.
Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC.
Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle
Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC.
Smilax zollingeri Kunth
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | bhitura, chobchini, jangli aushbah, jangliaushbah, kamurika, ram-dataun, ramdatun |
| Kannada | kaadu hambu, kaadu hambu thaavare |
| Malayalam | can-villandi, chiruchakayagaoolli, cirucakayagavalli, kaltamara, karivilanti |
| Marathi | ghet-vel, gholyel, ghotbel, ghottee, ghotvel, guti, gutwel, kaval-kamti |
| Sanskrit | vanamadhusnahi |
| Tamil | arakkam, arakkam, arakkappalai, arakkappilappi, aritinpalai, aritinvayacci, arkam, arkappilappu, arucinavayaci, aruninam ayadi, ayati, ayatippalai, cirankati, civakam, civakamuli, civakappalai, civatacu, curanacini, irucu, irucuppalai, kal tamarai, kamalaiyatticuranacini, kattu-kodi, kattukodi, kottarkulavi, kucciratam, malai-t-tamarai, malaittamarai, maturova, pakuttirarokacamani, payacam, payaci, payacu, payaruti, payatuti, periyakanni, peruntamarai, tirunamappalai, varkkaputpam |
| Telugu | konda dantena, konda garbha-tige, konda gurivatheega, kondadantena, kondagarbhathige, kondagarbhatige, kondaguruva-tige, kondatamara, kondathaamara, kummarabaddu, kummarabeddu, kummeritheega, kushtapu tamara, kushtaputamara, phirangi mokka, sitapa, sithapa |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Smilax zeylanica L. Climber Root, leaves, rhizome Venereal disorders; diabetes General Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
- Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
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
Citations
Herb citations
Smilax zeylanica. (2024, April 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax_zeylanica