Plant Synonyms
Sida indica L.
Abutifon indicum (L.) Sweet
Abutilion indicum L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common Names | Indian abutilon, Indian mallow |
| Hindi | Atibala, Kanghi, Petha, jhampi, kandhi, kangahi, kangai, kanghani, kanghi-ka-pat, tepari |
| Kannada | baralu kaddi, giduthingi, gidutingi, haagade, hetthukisu, hetthutthi, hettukisu, hettutti, kisangi, mudre gida, neladurve, shreemudre gida, shrimudrigida, srimudre, srimudre gida, srimudrigida, thurubee gida, thuthi gida, tutti, tutti gida, tuttigida |
| Malayalam | beloeren, katturam, katturan, kuruntotti, pettaka, pettaka-putti, pitikkapattu, tutta, tutti, tuvatti, uram, velluram |
| Marathi | Shevri, akakai, chakrabhenda, kangain, kangori, kansuli, karandi, madmi, mudra, mudrika, petari, pidari, pitari, selamchi-petari, vhadli petari, vikankati |
| Sanskrit | atibala, bala, balika, balya, bhuribala, ghanta, kankati, kankatika, mahabala, pitapuspa, rishiprokta, shita, shitapushpa, vatyapushpika, vikankata, vrishyagandha, vrishyagandhika |
| Tamil | Tuttukki, Tuttuchedi, duddi, nallatutti, pamyarattutti, paniyarattuti, patappori, patapporicceti, patarpori, perun-tutti, perundutti, peruntutti, thuthi, thuththi, tutti, tuttirai, ventutti |
| Telugu | adavi benda, adavibenda, botiabenda, botla benda, botlabenda, doodi, doodi chettu, dudi, erri benda, erribenda, kamalaku, muttavashirubenda, mutthavachirubenda, noogubenda, nugu-benda, nugubenda, pedda benda, peddabenda, pipidi kaaya, thuteribenda, thuthi, thuthura benda, thutirichettu, thutthi, thutthurubenda, tooteabenda, tutiri-chettu, tutti, tutturu-benda |
| Tibetan | a ti ba la, ba-la, i ta la |
| Urdu | kanghi |
| Bengali | Khajuri |
| Poonch District of Jammu And Kashmir Region | Sonpatri |
| Rajasthan Region | Tara Kanchi |
Uterus problems - Leaves are powdered added with wheat flour and a bread is prepared which is given to the patient once a day.
Source: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410
- A febrifuge, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, aprnodisiaic and demulcent.
- Its decoction is used to cure gonorrhoea.
- A known antidote for the scorpion bite.
- The extract of leaves is applied locally to boils and ulcers and as a fomentation to painful parts.
- Root infusion is used as a nerve tonic and antipyretic.
- Powdered flowers are used in cough.
- The infusion of seed is a cooling drink.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Thutturu benda Malvaceae Whole plant Infertility
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet. Kanghi Malvaceae Leprosy, jaundice, piles, vaginal infections, mumps, urinary diseases
Abutilon indicum (Lam.) Sweet. Malvaceae Thutti Shrub Leaves Paste Blood Purifier and Antilipidemic
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Shrub Whole plant Piles; skin diseases; rheumatism; diabetes; jaundice; dysentery; urinary troubles;; stomach ulcer; malarial fevers; cough; cold and chest pain; General Jain et al. 2004, Kumar and Bharati 2013, Lingaraju et al. 2013, Samy et al. 2008
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Citations
Abutilon indicum. (2024, February 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_indicum
Abutilon indicum. (2024, February 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_indicum