Siddha/Tamil Kulavi, Malaippachai, Mukki, Tamalam
Folk Amsul (Maharashtra).
Action Fruit—anthelmintic, improves appetite. Also used as a cardiotonic. Fruit gave xanthochymol and isoxanthymol (polyprenylated benzophenone derivatives), flavones and xanthones.
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Folk Thaikala (Bengal).
Gardenia latifolia Ait. 281
Gardenia gummifera Linn. f.
Synonym G. arborea Roxb. G. inermis Dietr.
Family Rubiaceae.
Habitat Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
English Gummy Cape Jasmine. Ayurvedic Venupatrikaa, Naadihingu, Hingushivaatikaa. Hingupatrikaa, Hingupatri (also equated with Ferula Jaeschkeana Vatke).
Unani Dikaamaali.
Siddha/Tamil Dikkamalli, Kambil, Sinna Kambil.
Action Gum—carminative, antispasmodic, stimulant, diaphoretic, anthelmintic, antiseptic, expectorant. Given to children in nervous disorders and diarrhoea due to dentition.
The gum yielded flavones, including gardenin, de-Me-tangeretin and nevadensin; wogonins, isoscutellarein, apigenin and de-MeO-sudachitin.
Dosage Gum—250—500 mg. (CCRAS.)
Gardenia jasminoides Ellis.
Synonym G.florida Linn. G. augusta Merrill.
Family Rubiaceae.
Habitat Native to China and Japan; cultivated in Indian gardens.
Ayurvedic Gandharaaja. Siddha/Tamil Karinga.
Action Plant—cathartic, antispasmodic, anthelmintic, antiperiodic. Root—antidysenteric. Also used in dyspepsia and nervous disorders.
Fruits—used in gastric hyperacidity, constipation, cholestasis, internally and externally for inflammation
and as a tranquilizer.
The plant contains iridoid glycosides—geniposide 56.03, genipin 1.72, gardenoside 2.16 and geniposidic acid 1.79 mg!g The stem and root contain oleanolic acid, D-mannitol and stigmasterol. The
