Medicinal plant details
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam(Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.
(Vidanga)
| Common name | Vidanga |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous forests and also in the plains |
| Parts used | Fruit |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pattara acuta Raf. |
| 2 | Pattara basal Raf. |
| 3 | Samara robusta Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kurz |
| 4 | Ardisia basaal Roem. & Schult. |
| 5 | Ardisia tsjeriam-cottam Roem. & Schult. |
| 6 | Dauceria acuta Dennst. |
| 7 | Dauceria obtusa Dennst. |
| 8 | Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC. |
| 9 | Embelia ferruginea Wall. ex A.DC. |
| 10 | Embelia obtusa Alston |
| 11 | Embelia picta A.DC. |
| 12 | Embelia robusta Roxb. |
| 13 | Embelia robusta var. ferruginea (Wall. ex A.DC.) C.B.Clarke |
| 14 | Embelia sootepensis var. thorelii Pit. |
| 15 | Embelia tsjeriam-cottam var. ferruginea (Wall. ex A.DC.) Harid. & R.R.Rao |
| 16 | Embelia villosa Wall. |
| 17 | Embelia villosa A.DC. |
| 18 | Ribesiodes villosa (Wall.) Kuntze |
| 19 | Ribesiodes robusta (Roxb.) Kuntze |
| 20 | Embelia tsjeriamcottam var. ferruginea (C.B.Clarke) K.Larsen & C.M.Hu |
| 21 | Embelia basaal subsp. ferruginea (Wall. ex DC.) Panigrahi & Murti |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Primulaceae |
| Genus | Embelia |
| Species | Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC. |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Bidanga |
| English | |
| Hindi | Babrang |
| Kannada | Vayuvidanga |
| Marathi | |
| Malayalam | Vilal, ammimuriyan |
| Bengali | |
| Tamil | Vaivilangam |
| Telugu | |
| Urdu |
Morphology
It is deciduous shrubs, it consists of young stem which is densely brown pubescent. Leaves are 3-7 cm to 2-4cm, elliptical ovate, attenuate at basemargin serrulate, caudate acuminate at apex, glabrous, venation prominent below;petiole is 1cm long. Racemes axillary,2.5-4cm long, appear along with leaves. pedical c.1mm long. Fruits were globular, reddish black, and diameter of fruit is 3-5mm.
Distribution
It is distributed in moist deciduous forests of Western ghats, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and South China
Medicinal uses
Snake bite, helminthiasis, tooth ache and poisonous animal bites
References
| 1 | Bohara K., Nagalakshmi N.C., Medicinal effects of Embelia tsjeriam cottam: A Review, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications, 6, 1009-1011 |