Ayurvedic Chaangeri, Amlapatrikaa, Amlikaa, Chukraa, Chukrikaa, Chhatraamlikaa.
Unani Ambutaa bhaaji, Amutaa
saag.
Siddha/Tamil Puliyarai.
Folk Tinpatiyaa, Ambilonaa.
Action Plant—boiled with butter milk is a home remedy for indigestion and diarrhoea in children. Used for tympanitis, dyspepsia, biliousness and dysentery; also for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and antiscorbutic ac tivities
Leaf paste is applied over
forehead to cure headache.
The leaves contain the flavonoids, vitexin, isovitexin and vitexin-2’ ‘-0- beta-D-glucopyranoside. The leaves contain 1.47% of lipid (dry weight), a rich source of essential fatty acids and alpha-and beta-tocopherol (1.58 and 6.18 mg!g dry basis, respectively.) They are a good source of vitamin C (125 mg!100 g), carotene (3.6 mg!100 g) and calcium (5.6% of dry material) but contain a high content of oxalates (12% of dry material).
The leaves and stem contain tartaric and citric acid; stems contain also malic acid.
An aqueous extract of the plant shows activity against Micrococcuspyogenes var. aureus. Expressed juice of the entire plant shows activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
Oxalis martiana Zucc. (native to America, naturalized in moist and shady placaes in temperate parts of India) is equated with Wood-Sorrel. It is known as Khatmitthi in Delhi and Peria-puliyarai in Tamil Nadu.
Dosage Whole plant—S—b ml juice. (API, Vol. III.)
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill.
Family Polygonaceae.
Habitat The Himalayas from
Kashmir to Sikkim, in the alpine
region at altitudes of 3,000—6,000 m.
Folk Chohahak, Amlu (Punjab). Kailaashi (Kashmir).
Action Refrigerant, antiscorbutic.
458 Oxystelma secamone (Linn.) Karst.
Oxystelma secamone
(Linn.) Karst.
