Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Blood Berry
Family: Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family)
Genus: Rivina
Botanical name: Rivina humilis
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Kakamachi
Hindi:
English: Blood Berry, Pigeon Berry, Coral berry, Baby Pepper, Rouge plant
Malayalam: Mulakuthakkali, Kuttythakkali, Chedithakkali, Manithakkali.
Genus: Rivina
Botanical name: Rivina humilis
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Kakamachi
Hindi:
English: Blood Berry, Pigeon Berry, Coral berry, Baby Pepper, Rouge plant
Malayalam: Mulakuthakkali, Kuttythakkali, Chedithakkali, Manithakkali.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Blood Berry is an erect, vine-like herb, reaching a height of 0.4–2 m (1.3–6.6 ft). The leaves of this evergreen perennial are up to 15 cm (5.9 in) wide and 9 cm (3.5 in), with a petiole 1–11 cm (0.39–4.33 in) in length. Flowers are on racemes 4–15 cm (1.6–5.9 in) long with a peduncle 1–5 cm (0.39–1.97 in) in length and pedicels 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) long. Sepals are 1.5–3.5 mm (0.059–0.138 in) in length and white or green to pink or purplish. The fruit is a glossy, bright red berry 2.5–5 mm (0.098–0.197 in) in diameter.
The whole plant of Manithakkali is used for stomach ailments, thridosas, tumor, cough, asthma, inflammation and skin diseases.