Ixora coccinea - Bandhujivaka

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Jungle geranium, Rugmini, Ixora coccinea

Ixora coccinea (also known as jungle geranium, flame of the woods or jungle flame) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is a common flowering shrub native to Southern India and Sri Lanka. It has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs in South Florida gardens and landscapes.

Uses

diarrhoea, ulcers, abdominal pains, hiccups, fever, dysentery, headache, blood-shot eyes, sores, tranquilizer.

Parts Used

fruits, flowers.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical studies indicate that the plant contains the phytochemicals lupeol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, sitosterol, rutin, lecocyanadin, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, and glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Rugmini
Malayalam	Chethi
Tamil	Vedchi
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Bakul
English	Ixora, Jungle geranium

Habit

Evergreen Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
alternate	elliptic to oblong	Bushy shrubs, spreading by root sprouts. Leaves opposite, 6-10 x 2.5-3 cm, shortly acute at apex, round to slightly cordate at base, sessile, greenish on drying. Corymbs 5-8 cm across

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual	2.5 cm long	bright yellow	5-20	The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
short legume	7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.	12-20 seeds	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings, Air layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a partially shaded position. Grows best in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil

Commonly seen growing in areas

dry regions of India, sea coast, dry zone in Sri Lanka.

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