Rubia cordifolia L.
| Synonym : | Galium cordifolium (L.) Kuntze Rubia cordata Thunb. Rubia javana DC. Rubia purpurea Decne. Rubia |
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| Bangla Name : | Monjistha. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Rubiaceae |
| Disease : | Ear diseases. |
| Description : | Perennial climbing herbs, 1.5-3.5 m long, branches 4-angled. Leaves 4 in a whorl, papery, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 0.7-3.5 cm long, acuminate at apex, base cordate, 3-nerved.Petioles 1-2.5 cm long.Inflorescence in axillary and terminal panicle-cymes, many-flowered.Corolla light yellow, light brown in drying, lobes ovate, ca. 1.5 mm long, glabrous.Fruits globose, 4-5 mm in diameter, orange in maturity. |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | Colouring matter in the roots is a mixture of purpurin and munjistin. Roots also contain small amounts of xanthopurpurin and pseudopurpurin. Munjistin, alizarin and its glucoside in plant. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Ear diseases. |
| Habit : | Herb |