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Mussaenda frondosa

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Mussaenda frondosa

Mussaenda frondosa is the wild mussaenda or dhobi tree. It is a shrub that grows upto 1.5–2 m tall. Like all other Mussaenda species, they have a large prominent white petaloid sepal in their flowers.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Iridoids, flavonoids and triterpenes are the common chemical ingredients distributed in Mussaenda species etc.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ Bellotti
Hindi Bedina
Malayalam Vellila
Tamil Velli-matantai
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Shrivati
English Dhobi Tree, Flag bush


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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Elliptic leaves 7.5-13.7 long, 4.5-8 cm broad, tip shortly tapering. Base is rounded or tapering into the 2-2.5 cm long stalk. Stipules are twin, lanceshaped.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Flat-topped clusters Creamy-yellow elliptic, golden yellow Actual flowers are 3-4 cm long, tube slender, very hairy. Berries are obovoid, 1-1.3 cm long

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres in Nepal.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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