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Jasminum multiflorum

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Jasminum multiflorum is an evergreen shrub with scrambling stems up to 5 metres long that can twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The plant is harvested for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fragrant flowers.

Uses

Snake bites, Indolent ulcers.[1]

Parts Used

Roots, Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಾಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Dodda kaadu mallige, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Kasturi mallige
Hindi Balini
Malayalam Kundam
Tamil Kasturi-mallikai
Telugu Kundamu
Marathi Kunda
Gujarathi Mogro
Punjabi
Kashmiri Kulyumu
Sanskrit Attahasaka
English Downy jasmine, Indian jasmine

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed, Soft-wood cuttings, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Grows best in a sunny position. Members of this genus generally succeed in full sun or partial shade, preferring a fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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