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State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Kerala

Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume

  • Family: Phyllanthaceae
  • Vernacular names: Cherukapanachi, Cherupanachi, Kanjikottam, ചെറുപ്പനച്ചി, ചെറുപനച്ചി, കഞ്ചിക്കോട്ടം (Malayalam), Ghonta (Sanskrit), Khaji (Hindi),
  • Distribution: Peninsular India
  • Description: Scandent shrubs. Leaves elliptic-oblong. Flowers greenish-yellow, sessile, in axillary fascicles. Male flowers 2-3 mm across. Female flowers 4-5 mm across. Drupe globose, black, calyx persistent.
  • Habit: Shrub
  • Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
  • Flowering & Fruiting: December-February

  • Parts used: Root
  • Properties & Uses: Decoction of the bark is given to children to relieve cough, fever, asthma and mouth sores. The fresh tender leaves are used for the treatment of jaundice.
  • Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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