Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Corymbose Hedyotis
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Oldenlandia
Botanical name: Oldenlandia Corymbosa Linn, Hedyotis corymbosa (Linn.)
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Parpata, Parpataka
English: Corymbose hedyotis, Flat-top mille graines, Old world diamond-flower, Wild chayroot, Chayroot
Hindi: Daman pappar, Pitpapra
Malayalam: Parpatakapullu
Genus: Oldenlandia
Botanical name: Oldenlandia Corymbosa Linn, Hedyotis corymbosa (Linn.)
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Parpata, Parpataka
English: Corymbose hedyotis, Flat-top mille graines, Old world diamond-flower, Wild chayroot, Chayroot
Hindi: Daman pappar, Pitpapra
Malayalam: Parpatakapullu
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Corymbose hedyotis is a thorny creeper with bluish violet flower, more commonly available in Southern India has been used traditionally in Siddha system of medicines to treat various diseases. This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it has been recorded in Peninsular India along the highway and waste lands. It has purple flowers shaped like potato flowers. The leaves have 3 or 5 lobes.
Wounds due to bite of viper that are impossible to be healed can be healed using medicated oil and ghee prepared from chayroot.