Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MH285 : Rubia cordifolia L.

Plant Category : Herbs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :

Synonym : Galium cordifolium (L.) Kuntze; Rubia cordata; Rubia scandens;

Plant Common Name : Indian Madder, Common Madder • Assamese: Majetti, Majathi • Bengali: Manjistha • Hindi: Majith, Lachkura • Kannada: Chitravalli, Manjista • Khasi: Soh misem • Malayalam: Chovvallikkoti, Man-chetti • Manipuri: Moyum • Marathi: Majisth, Manjista, Chitravalli • Tibetan:? Manjith • Nepali: Majitho • Oriya: Rongo chero • Sanskrit: Aruna, Asra, Bhandi, Bhandiralatika • Tamil: Manjitti, Sevvelli, Shevelli • Telugu: Chiranji, Manjishta • Urdu: Majeeth, Majith nim kofta

Plant Family : RUBIACEAE

Description : Scabrous climber, stem 4-angled, articulate. Leaves whorled, 4 in each node, equal or unequal, to 7 x 3 cm, ovate, cordate at base, acuminate at apex, 3-5-ribbed from base; petiole 2-5 cm long. Flowers 3 mm across; in axillary dichotomous cymes; calyx tube turbinate, lobes 4, minute; corolla lobes ovate, valvate, spreading, white; anthers globose; ovules solitary in each cell, styles 2, stigmas capitate.

Plant Location in Melghat :

Medicinal Use / Activity : The roots are alterative, anodyne, antiphlogistic, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypotensive, styptic, tonic and vulnerary. They have an anti-bacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pneumococci etc. The roots are used internally in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding, internal and external haemorrhage, bronchitis, rheumatism, stones in the kidney, bladder and gall, dysentery etc. The stems are used in Tibetan medicine, where they are considered to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Febrifuge, they are used in the treatment of blood disorders and spreading fever of kidneys and intestines. The leaves are anti-septic, astringent and vulnerary. They are used as a poison anti-dote and to treat mouth sores and intestinal problems such as Diarrhea. A wound dressing is made by rubbing the leaves between the hand palms into a ball, which is then applied to a wound or cut to stop bleeding. The leaves are burnt and the ashes are applied externally to treat mastitis and itchy skin.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: 2-Methylanthraquinone; 3-O-Acetyloleanolic acid; 6-Hydroxyrubiadin; acarbose; Alizarin; Mollugin; Munjistin; Nordamnacanthal; oleanonic acid; Pentylenetetrazol; Pseudopurpurin; Quinizarin; Rubiadin; Rubianin; Rubicoumaric acid; Rubifolic acid; Rubilactone;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2):

Oleanolic Acid;

Mollugin;

Plant's Current Status :

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book

Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :

~ Sonika Jain, Jaya Dwivedi, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Swaha Satpathy and Arjun Patra; "Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Cancer: A Brief Review"; Pharmacogn. J. (2016); 8(2): 87-102 PMID :

~ Behailu Bizuayehu and Belachew Garedew; "A review on the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of gonorrhea disease in Ethiopia"; Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (2018); 9(3): 183-193 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Asterids
Order : Gentianales
Family : Rubiaceae
Genus : Rubia
Species : Rubia cordifolia L.

Rubia cordifolia L.
Rubia cordifolia L.
Rubia cordifolia L.