Strobilanthes ciliata
Nees
Acanthaceae
Goldfussia zenkeriana Wight
Nilgirianthus ciliatus (Nees) Bremek.
Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek.
Strobilanthes parviflora Bedd.
Strobilanthes warreensis Dalzell
Common Name:
General Information
Strobilanthes ciliata is an erect shrub
The plant is much used In domestic medicine by the local people of the regions where it cccurs, and is also a source of materials. The roots are harvested from the wild in large quantities and traded both locally and nationally under the name 'kurinji' for their medicinal purposes[
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
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].
Strobilanthes ciliata is threatened by large-scale harvesting of the plant for medicinal use, High volume consumption by the herbal industries of Kerala for use as the botanical drug 'Sahachara' has contributed to a population decline at a scale of 40% in the last three generations (51 years), and these that unregulated collection practices are continuing. There has also been a decline in the area, extent and quality of the plant's habitat due to and forest degradation. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - southern India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
Habitat
Partially shady places and along the edges of moist deciduous to evergreen forests[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is strongly aromatic[
387- Title
- Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
- Publication
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- Author
- Watt. G.
- Publisher
- Government of India: Calcutta.
- Year
- 1883
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The tubers are used in postnatal treatments[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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The root is used in Ayurveda system of medicine. It is used against neurological disorders, sciatica, glandular swellings and oedema[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Author
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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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
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The bark, combined with an equal proportion of that of Calophyllum inophyllum, is applied as a fomentation in the treatment of tenesmus (a cramping pain in the rectal area)[
387- Title
- Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
- Publication
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- Author
- Watt. G.
- Publisher
- Government of India: Calcutta.
- Year
- 1883
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
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The juice of the bark, combined with an equal quantity of that of Eclipta alba, boiled down to one-half and mixed with old sesamum oil, a few pepper-corns and ginger, is heated and used as an external application in the treatment of parotitis (swelling of the parotid glands in the neck)[
387- Title
- Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
- Publication
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- Author
- Watt. G.
- Publisher
- Government of India: Calcutta.
- Year
- 1883
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Equal quantities of the juice of the tlowers and of those of Randia duraetorum are smeared over bruises[
387- Title
- Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Watt. G.
- Publisher
- Government of India: Calcutta.
- Year
- 1883
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
'I'hc stems are much used like those of the bamboo in the construction of mud walls and fences[
387- Title
- Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Watt. G.
- Publisher
- Government of India: Calcutta.
- Year
- 1883
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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