Medicinal plant details
Cynanchum annularium(Roxb.) Liede & Khanum
(Jivanti)
| Common name | Jivanti |
| Habit | Climber |
| Habitat | Scrub jungles, deciduous forests, also in the plains |
| Parts used | Root |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sarcostemma annulare Roth |
| 2 | Asclepias annularia Roxb. |
| 3 | Asclepias convolvulacea B.Heyne ex Decne. |
| 4 | Cynanchum annulare B.Heyne ex Wight |
| 5 | Gomphocarpus volubilis Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. |
| 6 | Holostemma ada-kodien Schult. |
| 7 | Holostemma annularis (Roxb.) K.Schum. |
| 8 | Holostemma brunonianum Royle |
| 9 | Holostemma rheedei Wall. |
| 10 | Holostemma rheedianum Spreng. |
| 11 | Asclepias annularis Roxb. |
| 12 | Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K.Schum. |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Cynanchum |
| Species | Cynanchum annularium (Roxb.) Liede & Khanum |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Arkapushpi, Jivanti |
| English | Holostemma |
| Hindi | Chhirvel |
| Kannada | |
| Marathi | Dudruli, Shidodi |
| Malayalam | Adakkodien, Padalakizhangu |
| Bengali | |
| Tamil | Palay Kirai |
| Telugu | Palagurugu |
| Urdu |
Morphology
It is a perennial, twinning, laticiferous climbing herb. Stems are branched puberulent to glabrous. The leaves are oblong or ovate, apex acute to cuspidate, base widely and deeply cordate, lateral nerves 4-7 pairs, lower 2 pairs basal, base with few papillate glands; petiole to 4-5 cm long. Flowers few to many in axillary peduncled cymes; peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicles 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse; gynostegium 8 x 6 mm, outer corona short, truncate; inner corona 5, ovate, acute, glabrous.
Distribution
Medicinal uses
Worm infestation, anorexia, itching, diabetes, burning sensation, acid reflux, inflammation
References
| 1 | Sunil, J., Janapati, Y. K., and Bramha, P. V. (2016). A review on medicinal plants of Holostemma ada-kodien (family: Asclepiadaceae). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 5, 276-278. |