Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Zaleya decandra
Scientific Name and Description
Zaleya decandra (L.) BURM. F.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Trianthema decandra L. MANT.
Zalia decandra (L.) BURM. F.
Zalia decandra (L.) BURM. F.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | gadabani, khari-buti |
| Kannada | bilee komme, bilikomme, gaija soppu, gaijasoppu, gajja soppu, jaija-soppu |
| Marathi | phasartani |
| Sanskrit | punarnavi |
| Tamil | caranai, caratai, caruvelai, catti caranai, catti-c-caranai, catticcaranai, catticcattaranai, charanai, saranai, sarvalai, sattichcharanai, siru charanai, vallai-sharunnai, vellai caddic caranai, vellai cattaranai, vellai saaranai, vellai-c-caranai ver, vellaici cattanai, vellaisharunnai |
| Telugu | galijaeru, galijeru, tella-galijeru, tellagalijeru, tellaghalijeroo, thellagalijaeru |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Zaleya decandra (L.) Burm. f
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Asthma; snake bite; muscle strengthening; gastrointestinal disorders; toothache; heel and palm cracks; diabetes; liver damage
Treatment - General
References - Kumar et al. 2007, Padma et al. 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Kumar et al. 2007
Padma et al. 2016
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
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)