Wrightia antidysenterica Kutaja Kurchj Indrayava Inderjao Kadwa Kudacha

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Wrightia antidysenterica

Scientific Name and Description

Holarrhena pubescens (BUCH.-HAM.) WALLICH EX DO
Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don
Wrightia antidysenterica L

Herb Family

Apocynaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Holarrhena antidysenterica (ROTH.) A.DC.
Nerium antidysentericum L.
Wrightia antidysenterica GRAH.
Wrightia zeylanica R. BR.
Chonemorpha antidysenterica G.Don
Chonemorpha pubescens G.Don
Echites adglutinatus Burm.f.
Echites antidysentericus Roth
Echites antidysentericus Roxb. ex Fleming
Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.
Elytropus pubescens Miers
Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.
Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. ex A.DC.
Holarrhena antidysenterica var. macrantha Kerr
Holarrhena antidysenterica var. pubescens (Wall.) J.L.Stewart & Brandis
Holarrhena codaga G.Don
Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch
Holarrhena fischeri K.Schum.
Holarrhena glaberrima Markgr.
Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch
Holarrhena macrocarpa Fern.-Vill.
Holarrhena malaccensis Wight
Holarrhena perrotii Spire
Holarrhena pierrei Spire
Holarrhena tettensis Klotzsch
Holarrhena villosa Ait. ex Loudon
Nerium sinense W.Hunter
Physetobasis macrocarpa Hassk.
Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham. 1822, illegitimate homonym, not Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. 1819
Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall.) G.Don
Elytropus pubescens (Wall.) Miers
Echites adglutinatus Burm.f.
Echites antidysentericus Roth 1819, illegitimate homonym, not (L.) Roxb. ex Fleming 1810
Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. 1829, invalid name published without description, also illegitimate homonym, not (L.) Wall. 1829
Holarrhena codaga G.Don
Holarrhena villosa Aiton ex Loudon
Holarrhena malaccensis Wight
Physetobasis macrocarpa Hassk.
Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch
Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch
Holarrhena tettensis Klotzsch
Holarrhena macrocarpa (Hassk.) Fern.-Vill.
Holarrhena fischeri K.Schum.
Holarrhena perrotii Spire
Holarrhena pierrei Spire
Nerium sinense W.Hunter
Holarrhena glaberrima Markgr
Holarrhena pubescens

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	conessi, kumbanzo, kurchi bark, tellichery bark
Hindi	akariya, dhudi hat, dudhie, dundi, inderajo, kad ankadiya, kad-ankadiya, kadwa, kara, karchi, kari, karra, karva-indarjou, karvaindarjau, kaura, kaureya, keor, kero, kod, koorwa, kora, kuar, kuda, kura, kurci, kureya, kuri, kurwa, kutaja, major phali, marod phali, maror phali, pandrakuda
Kannada	adsaloo haale, haale, haalemara, halagathi, hale, hale hirekodasige kodasige, hire kanigu, hire kodsige, hirekodasa, hirekodasige, hirekodsa, ilndrajaala, kadgalmarga, kahikodseege mara, kinja, kodachaga, kodagasana, kodamuraka, kodamurike, kodamuriki, kodamuruka, kodanji, kodasa, kodasaga, kodasalu, kodasiga, kodasigana gida, kodasige, kodisa, kodisige gida, kodumuruka, kodumurukanabeeja, kolisapaala, korasigana gida, korasigina-gida, korchu, korisiga, korisigina, korju, kudsaalu, kudsalu, kurchi, madarsa, nangero, nangu, sannahale, sennahale, vatsaka, vepala, veppaale, veppale
Malayalam	cadagapala, codaga-pala, kaipakkotakappala, kaipakotakap-pala-vitta, kaippakkotakappala, kamlipala, kodagapala, kotakappala, kudagappala, kutakappala, kutapala, pala, palappatta, pali, pana, panipala, panipalai, pannipal, vempala, venpala
Marathi	bedaki, dhavo-kudo, kodaga, kuda, kudaa, kudo, kura, kurra, paandaara, paandharakuda, pandharakuda, pandharakura
Sanskrit	girimallika, indra, indradu, indravrksa, indrayava, indrayavah, indrayavaphala, ka, kahi, kali, kalinga, kalingah, kalingayava, katuka, kauta, kautaja, kayaya, kita, kshiri, kutacah, kutacodbhavah, kutaja, kutajah, kutajapuman, lingaka, mahagandha, mallikapushpa, pandura, panduradruma, pravrishenya, pravrishya, raktanashaka, sakra, sakrasakan, sangrahi, shakra, shakrapadapa, shakrashana, shakravhaya, vatsa, vatsika, vrikshaka, vrksaka, yava, yavaphala
Tamil	arularaci, arularici, arulati, cailappalai, cevvaku, cevvakuppalai, citalatirusnaticari, erukkalai-palai, erukkalaipalai, erukkilaippalai, godachali, indrabam, intiram, intirapalam, intirapam, intirarekai, intirarekam, intirekam, intirepam, intiriyappalai, intiriyappalaimaram, intiriyavam, kacappu, kacappuvetpalai, kaippalai, kaippuvetpalai, kalingam, kalinkam, kamalakamaram, kamam, kamappalai, kamappalaimaram, kampalikkontan, kampalikontanmaram, kanattaticaram , karupalai, kasappuveppalai, kashappu-vetpa-larishi, kashappu-vetpalarishi, katappaimaram , katuacappalai, kautatam, kavatakam, kaviyankam, kavutakam, kirimalligai, kirimallikai , kirimallippalai, kirimallippalaimaram, kirtti, kodagapalei, kodappalai, kotacapalai, kudagappalai, kudasam, kudasap-palai, kudasapalai, kudasappaalai pattai vidai, kudasappalai, kukkuram, kukkurappalai, kulap-palaivirai, kulappalai, kulappalai , kumpampalai, kumpovaccam, kuram , kurattikam, kurimalli, kurimallimaram, kutacam, kutacap palai, kutacappalai, kutacappalai , kutaco, kutakam , kutakapalai, kutakuvetpalai, kutappalai, kutasapalai pattai, kutasappalai, kuthuppaelai, lailu, lailuppalai, mallikaputpi, maravuka, maravukappalai, palai,paliral, patamaki, patamakippalaimaram, putakecari, qudrabam, tavittan, tavittanmaram, tittam, vaccakam , varacamam, varcam, varcamam, vattakam, veppalai, veppalei, vetpalai, viracakam, viracakappalai, viritam, viritamaram, virutcatam, visanacam, yutita, yutitappalai
Telugu	aaku paala, amkudu, amkudu-vittulu, cedukodise, chedu-kodisha-vittulu, chedukodise, chedukodisha, chittipala, codagopala, girimalika, girimallika, girimallike, indra, indravrakshamu, istarakupala, istaripala, isthsaka, kakakodise, kakakodisha, kalingamu, kanithi, kodaga, kodisa, kodisapala-vittulu, kodisepala, kodisha, kolamukhi, kolamukka, kolamukki, kolamukri, kutajamu, manupala, pal, pala, pala chettu, palabariki, palabarranki, palaboraki, palacadija, palakodisa, palakodise, palakodisha, palankudu, palavareni, peddaankudu, peddankudu, tedla pala, vistarakupala, vistrakupala, vrikshaka, yavaphala
Tibetan	dug mo yuns kyi sa bon, dug nun, dug-mo-nun, dug-mo-nun-ga, dun mo yuns
Urdu	inderjao talkh, kuray ki chal, poast kura, taiwaj hindi

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Pharmacological profile

Phytoconstituents

These seeds are sold as indraja (इनद्राजा) for Ayurvedic medicine in India.

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Latex

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Root, stem, bark and seeds are being used to treat chronic dysentery diarrhoea, liver ailments, uterine discharge, fever, to remove worms from intestine and colic pains.
Decoction of stem bark used to treat chronic bronchitis, boils and ulcers.
Flowers eaten as cooked vegetable to relieve cough and cold.
Stem paste is applied as an antidote to snake bite poisoning.
The twigs are used as tooth brush for treatment of pyorrhoea.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don

Habit-Shrub

Parts used -Bark, leaves, seed, root, flower, latex

Application -Eczema; pruritus; snakebite; diarrhoea; dysentery; leucoderma; anthelmintic; cough; headache; sprains; skin diseases; intestinal worms; body pains; arthritis; increases lactation; malaria; amenorrhegia; cuts; wound; antibacterial

Treatment -General; women

References -Dey and De 2012, Jain 2004, Rao et al. 2006, Valsaraj et al. 1997

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Literature

Dey and De 2012

Jain 2004

Rao et al. 2006

Valsaraj et al. 1997

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Citations

Holarrhena pubescens. (2024, May 2). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holarrhena_pubescens