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Botanical Name:
Vitex negundo L.
Nirgundi consists of dried leaf of Vitex negundo Linn,
Family Verbenaceae
Common Name (s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Sinduvara, Samphalika, Nila
Assamese: Aslak
Bengali: Nirgundi, Nishinda
English: Five Leaved Chaste tree
Guajarati: Nagod
Hindi: Nirgundi, Sinduar, Sambhalu
Kannada: Lakkigida, Nekkigida
Malayalam: Indranee, Nirgundi
Marathi: Nirgundi
Punjabi: Sambhalu, Banna
Tamil: Karunochchi, Nocchi
Telugu: Nallavavilli, Vavili
Urdu: Sambhalu, Panjangusht
Botanical description:
A aromatic dediduous shrub or small trees to 8m tall.
Branches obtusely quadrangular, silvery tomentose. Leaves
decussate, cuneate to short attenuate at base, dark green &
glabrous above, sessile or sub-sessile. Petioles 2.5 – 6cm
long, panicles terminal. Calyx obconic cyathiform, 1.5 – 2mm
long & wide. Corolla hypocarateriform. Blue or pale blue.
Stamen & pistil shortly exserted. Drupe globose, glabrous,
purple or black.
Parts used:
Leaves
Major chemical constituent:
Alkaloids and Essential Oil
Therapeutic uses:
• Pain (Sula)
• Oedema (Sopha)
• Diseases due to vata dosa (Vatavyadhi)
• Rheumatism (Amavata)
• Diseases of skin (Kustha)
• Itching (Kandu)
• Cough (Kasa)
• Excessive vaginal discharge (Pradara)
• Flatulance with gurgling sound (Adhmana)
• Splenic disease (Piha roga)
• Abdominal lump (Gulma)
• Tastelessness (Aruci)
• Worm infestation (Krmi)
• Ulcer (Vrana)
• Sinus (Nadi vrana)
• Otalgia (Karnasula)
• Puerperal fever (Sutika Jvara) |
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