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[[File:450px-Ixora coccinea (inflorescence) 02.JPG|thumb|right|''Jungle geranium'', ''Rugmini'', ''Ixora coccinea'']]
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'''Ixora coccinea''' 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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pains}}, {{Uses|Hiccups}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Bloodshot eyes}}, {{Uses|Sores}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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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.
  
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[[File:450px-Ixora coccinea (inflorescence) 02.JPG|thumb|right|''Jungle geranium'', ''Rugmini'', ''Ixora coccinea'']]
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=Chethi|sa=Bakul|ta=Vedchi|te=|hi=Rugmini|en=Ixora, Jungle geranium}}
  
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'''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.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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===Rasa===
  
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==Uses==
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===Guna===
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{{Uses|diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|abdominal pains}}, {{Uses|hiccups}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|blood-shot eyes}}, {{Uses|sores}}, {{Uses|tranquilizer}}.
 
  
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===Veerya===
  
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==Parts Used==
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===Vipaka===
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
 
  
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==Chemical Composition==
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===Karma===
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Seed contains anthraquinones,namely; (aurantio-obtusin, chryso-obtusin,obtusin, chrysoobtusin-2-O-beta-glucoside,physcion,emodin,chrysophanol,obtusifolin,obtusifolin-2-O-beta-D-glucoside, alaternin 2-O-β-Dglucopyranoside)15, brassinosteroids(brassinolide, castasterone, typhasterol,teasterone, and 28-norcastasterone), andmonoglycerides (monopalmitin andmonoolein)16. Phenolic glycosides such asrubrofusarin triglucoside, nor-rubrofusaringentiobioside, demethylflavasperone
 
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gentiobioside, torachrysone gentiobioside,torachrysone tetraglucoside and torachrysoneapioglucoside were also isolated 17<ref name="chemical composition"/>
 
  
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==Common names==
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===Prabhava===
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{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}}
 
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|branched shrub}}
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{{Habit|Evergreen shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Stipulate|Ramal and cauline, opposite decussate, stipulate, sessile, ovate to elliptical, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venation, green}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|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.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|4 stamens|Bracteate, pedicellate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, tetramerous, epigynous, large, showy, corolla tube very long.Calyx made up of sepals 4, gamosepalous,green, valvate, very short in comparison to corolla}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|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}}
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{{Fruit|Simple|6-8cm|It's Flowering and Fruiting time is Througout the year but best during the rains|Small, endospermic}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Air layering}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Prefers a partially shaded position. Grows best in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagate Ixora coccinea from stem cuttings 5-8cm (2-3 inch) long taken in spring. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|dry regions of India}}, {{Commonly seen|sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|dry zone in Sri Lanka}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Trophical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub trophical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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0. Faja Lobi bloem (mooi).jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Anartia fatima-IMG 0704.JPG
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Anartia fatima-IMG 0705.JPG
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
 
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.679.2571&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Pharmacological"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/shrub/ixora-coccinea Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ord"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.plantsrescue.com/ixora-coccinea/ Cultivation Details]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Senna+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. "prota4u"]</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e515 Lxora coccinea on missouri botanical garden]
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* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Ixora-Coccinea-Cid1126 Lxora coccinea-uses, benefits, side effects, nutrients]
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* [http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/botany/1999/vhp/ixora_coccinea.html cultural use of Lxora coccinea]
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* [https://floridata.com/Plants/Rubiaceae/Ixora+coccinea/1031 Lxora coccinea on floridata]
 
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Rubiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 21 May 2020

Jungle geranium, Rugmini, Ixora coccinea

Ixora coccinea 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, Bloodshot eyes, Sores.

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


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 shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Stipulate Ramal and cauline, opposite decussate, stipulate, sessile, ovate to elliptical, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venation, green

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2.5 cm long Bright yellow 4 stamens Bracteate, pedicellate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, tetramerous, epigynous, large, showy, corolla tube very long.Calyx made up of sepals 4, gamosepalous,green, valvate, very short in comparison to corolla

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 6-8cm It's Flowering and Fruiting time is Througout the year but best during the rains Small, endospermic {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

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. Propagate Ixora coccinea from stem cuttings 5-8cm (2-3 inch) long taken in spring. [2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical area, Sub trophical area.

Photo Gallery

  • 0. Faja Lobi bloem (mooi).jpg
  • Anartia fatima-IMG 0704.JPG
  • Anartia fatima-IMG 0705.JPG

References

  1. ↑ Morphology
  2. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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