Gardenia resinifera
Roth
Rubiaceae
Gardenia lucida Roxb.
Genipa resinifera (Roth) Baill.
Common Name:
Cultivated tree in India. This specimen looks rather larger than the 3 metres that is supposed to be its usual height.
Photograph by: Dinesh Valke
Cultivated tree in India. This specimen looks rather larger than the 3 metres that is supposed to be its usual height.
Photograph by: Dinesh Valke
Flower
Photograph by: jayeshp912
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General Information
Gardenia resinifera is a shrub or small tree growing up to 3 metres tall.
The plant is a commonly used medicinal herb in India, where it is gathered in quantity from the wild for local use and for trade[
2020- Title
- Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018
- Author
- D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-600-0
- Description
-
]. It is commonly cultivated in Indian gardens for its medicinal uses[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - India, Bangladesh, Myanmar.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - eaten when ripe[
2040- Title
- Ethnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Eastern Ghats and adjacent Deccan Region
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol 1 pp 129-211, 2017
- Author
- Sadasivaiah B. & Pullaiah T.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-339-9
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
Dikamali or cumbi gum, which is excreted on the stems and buds of the plant, is antispasmodic, expectorant, carminative and stimulant[
]. It is used in the treatment of cutaneous diseases and to keep off flies and worms[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
,
1415- Title
- Plants of Possible Insecticidal Value - A Review of the Literature up to 1941
- Publication
-
- Author
- McIndoo N.E.
- Publisher
- USDA; Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
- Year
- 1945
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Information on the insecticidal properties (or not) of almost 1,200 species of plant. Rather dated but still with information hard to obtain elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the Intenet
].
The resin contains a bitter substance and essential oils[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].
The gum is antimicrobial, anthelmintic. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases[
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
-
- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
]..
Gum gave flavonoids - gardenins, wagonin derivatives, de-Metangeretin, nevadensin, hexacosy-p-coumarate[
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
-
- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
].
The leaves, flowers and tender fruits are used in the treatment of nervous problems, asthma and leukaemia[
2042- Title
- Ethnobotanicals of the Western Ghats
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol. 2 pp 111-207, 2017
- Author
- Noorunnisa Begum S., Ravikumar K. & Ved D.K.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-404-4
- Description
-
]
Other Uses
Combee resin, or gum, is obtained from the stems and buds[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
]. Strong smelling, it can be used as a repellent to keep off flies and worms[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
,
1415- Title
- Plants of Possible Insecticidal Value - A Review of the Literature up to 1941
- Publication
-
- Author
- McIndoo N.E.
- Publisher
- USDA; Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
- Year
- 1945
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Information on the insecticidal properties (or not) of almost 1,200 species of plant. Rather dated but still with information hard to obtain elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the Intenet
]. Used as an insecticide[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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