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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Name |
Vitex negundo
Linn. (Verbenaceae)
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Five-Leaved
Chaste Tree |
Nirgundi,
Sephali |
Sambhalu
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| Habitat |
It is found
throughout the greater part of India, ascending to an altitude
of 1,500m. in the outer Himalayas.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
V.negundo
is a large, aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish,
tomentose branchlets, or sometimes, a small, slender tree. The
bark is thin, grey; the leaves are 3-5-foliolate; leaflets are
lanceolate, entire or rarely crenate and the lateral leaflets
are smaller than the terminal ones; the flowers are bluish purple,
forming large, terminal, often compound, pyramidal panicles;
the drupes are globose.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Casticin, isoorientin,
chrysophenol D, luteolin, p -hydroxybenzoic acid and D-fructose.
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| Indications |
The leaves possess
discutient properties and are applied to rheumatic swellings of the
joints and in sprains. The juice of the leaves is used for the treatment
of foetid discharges. They show anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and
antifungal activity.
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| Product
Range |
Himcolin, Pilex
(VeinCare), Rumalaya gel, V-Gel (FemCare Gel), Acne-n-Pimple Cream,
Antiseptic Cream, Dental Cream, Diaper Rash Cream, Muscle & Joint Rub.
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