Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burn. fil.) R. Br.
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burn. fil.) R. Br.
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burn. fil.) R. Br.
MH157 : Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burn. fil.) R. Br.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 318 |
| Synonym | : | Boraginella zeylanica (Burm. fil.) Kuntze;
Borago indica Blanco;
Borago zeylanica Burm. fil.;
Borraginoides zeylanica (Burm. fil.) Hiern;
Leiocarya kotschyana Hochst.;
Pollichia zeylanica F. Muell.;
Trichodesma kotschyanum (Hochst.) Fenzl ex A. DC; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Camel Bush, Cattle Bush, dhadhona, hetemuria, jalasirasa, ethina naalige gida, gaaya maari, jalashirasi, Ambusirishika, dhindhinika, durbala, jhingi, kalutaikkali, pedda gurragutti |
| Plant Family | : | Boraginaceae |
| Description | : | Coarsely hispid erect herbs, to 50 cm high. Leaves 8-10 x 2 cm, lanceolate, acute at base and apex, tubercled hairy above, tomentose below; petiole 5 mm long. Flowers axillary or in terminal cymes, pedicelled; sepals 10 x 5 mm, enlarging in fruit, lobes 5, acuminate; corolla blue, 8 mm long, campanulate, lobes 5, triangular with twisted narrow tip; stamens 5, anthers sessile, connivent, connective produced in twisted threads; ovary 4-lobbed and 4-celled; ovules solitary, in each cell, style terminal. Fruit of 4 nutlets, rugose on the inner surface. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Mostly on heavy soils in cultivated fields |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The roots are analgesic. They are chewed or pounded and then soaked in cold water. The resultant infusion is used as a remedy for tuberculosis, stomach ache, Diarrhea, poisoning, and snake bite. The powdered root is applied externally to wounds to relieve the pain. The green leaves and roots are chewed and used as a poultice for both fresh and infected wounds; boils; and snake bite. The plant is diuretic. A decoction is used as a treatment against fevers and dysentery. The ash of burnt plants is an ingredient of prescriptions used for treating coughs and scabies. The leaves are used to prevent stillbirth. The seed oil is used for it's emollient properties. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/262232
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| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Boraginales |
| Family | : Boraginaceae - Borage family |
| Genus | : Trichodesma |
| Species | : Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burn. fil.) R. Br. |