Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Smithia conferta
Scientific Name and Description
Smithia conferta J.E. SMITH
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Smithia geminiflora ROTH
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Malayalam | elakanni, thiruthali |
| Marathi | naichibha |
| Sanskrit | lakshmana |
| Tamil | elakanni |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Smithia conferta Sm
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - To make women fertile and become pregnant; preserves youth; removes wrinkles and makes the body tender; root for impotency and seminal weakness in men.
Treatment - General; women; men
References - Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
References
Literature
Literature
Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112