Oldenlandia umbellata - Indian madder

❏ Binomial Name : Oldenlandia umbellata L.

❏ Synonym : Hedyotis umbellata,

❏ Family : Rubiaceae

❏ Common Name : Indian madder

❏ Tamil Name : Chayam, Chayaver, Emboorel

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Oldenlandia umbellata Botanical Description

Diffuse or prostrate herbs; root-stock woody. Leaves sessile, 0.5-1.6 x 0.2-0.4 cm, linear-lanceolate, base decurrent, margin revolute, apex acute, scabrous, 1-nerved; stipules with several bristles, base triangular. Flowers in many-flowered terminal, umbellate cymes and also sometimes axillary. Calyx lobes 4, persistent, c. 1.5 mm long, ovate-acuminate. Corolla pinkish-white, c. 3 mm across, campanulate; lobes 4, lanceolate. Stamens 4, in the throat of the corolla tube, exserted; filaments linear. Ovary c. 1 mm across, globose, hairy; stigma 2-fid, recurved. Capsule 2-2.5 mm across, globose, didymous, scabrid. Seeds angular, reticulate. Fl. & Fr.: November-March

Oldenlandia umbellata Medicinal uses

❀ A decoction of the leaves and bark is considered expectorant and is prescribed in cases of bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, tuberculosis and asthma

❀ A decoction of the leaves is used as a wash for poisonous bites

❀ The root is used in the treatment of snake bites

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