Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Tylophora indica
Scientific Name and Description
Tylophora indica (BURM.F.) MERRILL
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Asclepias asthmatica WILLD.
Asclepias vomitoria KOEN. EX HOOK.F.
Tylophora asthmatica WIGHT & ARN.
Asclepias vomitoria KOEN. EX HOOK.F.
Tylophora asthmatica WIGHT & ARN.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | antamul, jamgli pikvam, jangli-pikvan, jangli-pikwan, janglipikvan, Dhamal धामेल |
| Kannada | aadu muttada, aadu muttada balli, aadu mutthada, aadumuttada gida, adumuttada, adumuttadagida, adumuttadagide, adumuttoda, antamula, anthamool, anthamoola, katte kivi soppu, kirumani, kirumani balli, kirumanji, kirumanjiballi, kove balli, naayihaale, naepala, naepalada baeru, nepaalada beru, nepala, nepaladaberu, nipaladaberu |
| Malayalam | nansjera-patsja, valli-pala, vallipal, vallippala |
| Marathi | anthamul, khadari, kharaki-rasana, pitakari, pitmari, pittamari, pitthakaadi, pitthamaari,Antamul अंतमूल |
| Sanskrit | anthrapachaka, arkaparni, gandhana, lataksiri, moolinee, shwasaghni,Ashwagandha अश्वगंधा |
| Tamil | akacakarutakkirikakkoti, akacakkarutakkirikam, akavacikam, anantam, antamul, avaci, caitanniyampayncan, caitanniyampayncankoti, cankam,capalu, carankacceti, carankam, caravanapparkoti, catitiyam, cinkiri, cinkirippalai, cocrinja, coorinja, curakari, curakarikkoti, kaakittam, kacappuppalai, kagittam, kagittiram, kakatiram, kakimacari, kakimacaricceti, kakittam, kakittiram, kaludaippalai, kalutaippalai, kalutaippalattankoti, kamanaccetikakkoti, kapamarukkumuli, karetcavacan, karuncili, karuncilikkoti, karungai, karunkurinca, karunkurincacceti, karunkurinci, karutakam, karuvecarikkoti, kashuthai palai, kattittam kattukkurinci, kattukkurincukkoti, kodagam, konanku, kondachani, kondam, kontaccani, kontaccani,kontaiccani, kontakacceti, kontakam, kontaku, kontakucceti, kontam, kotakam, kotippalai, kuravaram, kurincakurinja, naccilai, naccilaikkoti, naccuruppan, nacheruppan, nachohuruppan, nai-palai, naippalai, nalpalai, nancarappayantan,nancarappayncan ,nancarppayncankoti, nancaruppan, nancaruppancan, nancaruppankoti, nancaruttanputu, nanch-churuppan, nancharuppan, nancu murippan, nancu murittan, nancumurittan,nancumurittanpalai, nancupalai, nangilaippirattai, nanja-murich-chan, nanjamurich-chan, nanjaruppan, nay-palai, nayppalai, nenjaruppan, nilakiriyutappu, nirkkurinca, nirkkurincakkoti, paalaaikeerai, pai-palai, pataicci, pataiccikkoti, peyp-palai, peyppalai, pincakkoti, pincam, pincukam, putikanta, putikantarakkoti, tuccataru, unattaku, unattakucceti, unmatakai, unmattaki, unmatti, visakkolli, visankolli, visantincanmuli, vishakolli, vitankolli, yavaci, yavati,Cheru poo சேறுபூ |
| Telugu | gori pala, jittuka theega, kaakapaala, kaka pala, kakapala, kakapalla, kukka pala, kukka-pala, kukkapaala, kukkapaalatheega, kukkapala, kurinja, mattukumuttukoni, muttukumuttukoni, neka meyani aaku, nela tapire, nelahapire, nelatapire, podapathramu, podapatramu, tellavedavela, tellayadala, theega paala, thellavedavela, thellayaadaala, veripala, verri-pala, verripaala, verripala, vettipala, vollu virupa aaku |
| Bengali | Gulancha গুলুঞ্চ |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
- Fresh roots expectorant in chronic bronchitis, whooping cough and antirheumatic.
- Root paste is externally applied to relieve gout pain.
- Leaves are effective in the treatment of allergic diseases, particularly bronchial asthma.
- Leaves are also used as diaphoretics and emetic.
- Powdered leaves are beneficial for treating diarrhoea and dysentery.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Mekameyani aku Menispermaceae Leaf Asthma
Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr.
Habit- Climbing shrub
Parts used - Root, leaves, stem
Application - Urinary problems; snakebite; asthma; lactation; boils; stomach troubles; insect bite
Treatment - General; women
References -Dey and De 2012, Padma et al. 2016, Sarvalingam et al. 2011
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
Padma et al. 2016
Sarvalingam et al. 2011
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)