English: Jungle geranium, Flame of Wood, Sacred Ixora
Sanskrit: Parasik, Yavani, Paranti, Patali, Raktala
Hindi: Rugmini रुग्मिनी, Rangan, Ranjan
Tamil: Vedchi
Malayalam: Chethi-ചെത്തി, Tetti- തെറ്റി, Techi-തെച്ചി, Kattutechi.
It is a medium evergreen shrub, that grows to a height of 1 meter, is dense, multi-branched, and commonly grows up to 2 m. height. The leaves are glossy, leathery, oblong, about 10 cm long, margin entire, and opposite pairs or whorled on the stems. Flowers are fire red in color, tubular, scarlet, dense rounded, and flowering seen throughout the year.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Elongated | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
Useful plant parts:
Root, the Leaves, and Flowers
Medicinal uses:
It is used to treat flatulence, diarrhea, skin diseases, colic, ulcers, wounds, indigestion, as an antiseptic
Chemical content:
Peol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, lecocyanadin, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, kaempferol, quercetin, sitosterol, rutin.
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