Rubia cordifolia
| Author : L. |
| Family : Rubiaceae |
Habit: Climbing herb |
| Sanskrit: Manjishta, Yojanavalli |
| English: Indian madder |
Root, stem
purpurin, xanthopurpurin, munjistin, pseudopurpurin, rubicoumaric and rubifolic acids
Rubia cordifolia |
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| Description | ||||||
| A rugose, scandent, prickly creeper or climber, with perennial rootstock, long, cylindric flexuose root having thin, red bark, 4-angled branches, 4 cordate-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, whorled leaves at the node, greenish-white, scented, terminal and axillary flowers, in dichasial cymes and globose, fleshy, purple-black drupes containing two small seeds. | ||||||
| Useful part | ||||||
Root, stem |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| rheumatoid arthritis, nervous disorders, headache, diarrhoea, dysentery, worm infestations, leprosy, skin diseases, leucoderma, wounds, ulcers, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, eye diseases, intermittent fevers, cough, diabetes, discolouration of the skin, slow healing of bones, tubercular conditions of the skin & mucous tissue, bleedings, jaundice, liver & spleen disorders, leucorrhoea, general debility, antidote for cobra-bite & scorpion sting | ||||||
| Major chemical constituents | ||||||
purpurin, xanthopurpurin, munjistin, pseudopurpurin, rubicoumaric and rubifolic acids |
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