Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Swertia chirayita
Scientific Name and Description
Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) Buch. -Ham. ex
C.B. Clarke
Synonym(s) : Agathotes chirayita (Roxb.) D.Don ex G.Don; Ericoila chirayita (Roxb.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Eyrythalia floribunda G.Don; Gentiana floribunda D.Don; Henricea pharmacearcha Lem.; Ophelia chirayita (Roxb.) Griseb.; Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Swertia tongluensis Burkill
C.B. Clarke
Synonym(s) : Agathotes chirayita (Roxb.) D.Don ex G.Don; Ericoila chirayita (Roxb.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Eyrythalia floribunda G.Don; Gentiana floribunda D.Don; Henricea pharmacearcha Lem.; Ophelia chirayita (Roxb.) Griseb.; Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Swertia tongluensis Burkill
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Gentiana chirayta ROXB.
Ophelia chiraita GRISEB.
Swertia chirata (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR.
Ophelia chiraita GRISEB.
Swertia chirata (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Sanskrit | Anaryatikta, Ardhatikta, Bhunimba, Chiratika, anaryatikta, ardhatikta, bhunimba, bhunimbaha, bhutika, chiratika, chiratikta, chirayita, haima, jvarantaka, jwaranthakah, kairaka, kandatikta, kanditiktaka, kiranta, kirata, kirata-tikta, kirataka, kirataticta, kiratatikta, kiratatiktah, kiratatiktaka, naditikta, naipala, nepalanimba, nepalanimbah, nidrari, ramasenaka, ramsena, sannipatha, sutiktaka, ta, tikta, trinanimba, viktaka |
| Hindi | Chirayata, Charaita, Chirata,charaita, charayatah, chiraitu, chirata, chirayata, cirayata, kiryat-charayatah, nepalinim |
| Marathi | Charayatah, Chirayita, charayatah, chiraayitha, chirayita, kaade kiraaith, kiraaith |
| Tamil | Nilavembu, Shirattakuchi, Anariyatittam |
| Malayalam | Kiriyatta, Kiriyattu, Nilaveppa, Uttarakiriyattu, kiriyatta, kiriyattu, nilaveppa, uttarakiriyattu |
| Telugu | Nelavemu |
| Kannada | Nelabevu,chiraayitha, kiraatha kaddi, nela baevu, nelabevu |
| Urdu | Chiraita shireen |
| Tamil | anariyatittam, cirat kucci, cirattakucci, kantakam, kantam, kariyattu2, kirakati, kiratam, kiriyattu, kiriyattu2, kokanam, nattu nilavempu, nila-vembu, nilavembu, nilavempu, shayraet coochie, shirattakuchi, verkkiriyattu |
| Telugu | nelavaema, nelavemu, nila-vemu, nilavembu, nilaveru |
| Tibetan | ta go ta, ti-kta, tig ta, tig ta (p) |
| Urdu | chiraita, chiraita shirin, chiraita talkh, chirata talkh |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) Buch. -Ham. ex C.B. Clarke Herb Whole plant Malaria; liver disorders; nausea; fevers; indigestion; scorpion bite; skin diseases; gastrointestinal infections; diabetes General Dhal et al. 2011, Eneh et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Research
References
India Flora Online
Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by ethnic communities of South India