Volkameria inermis L.
| Synonym : | Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Clerodendrum javanicum Spreng. Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f. Volkameria neriifolia Roxb. |
|---|---|
| Bangla Name : | Ban Jui, Batraj, Bakri, Koklata. |
| English Name : | Garden Quinine. |
| Family : | Verbenaceae |
| Disease : | Fever, quinine, chiretta, scrofulous, venereal, mania, itches, laxative and rheumatic affections |
| Description : | A stragling much-branched shrub, 0.9-2.1 m long, sometimes scandent. Leaves opposite, 2-5 cm long, elliptic or obovate obtuse. Flowers in axillary pedunculate cymes, corolla white, tube long, slender, reaching 2.5 cm long. Drupe pyriform, 1.3-1.6 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Most of the coastal districts in muddy shores. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The leaves contain clerodane, neoclerodane diterpenes, clerodenrins B, C and clerodermic acid. Seeds contain neolignan. The plant also contains friedelin, salvigenin, acacetin, apigenin and other flavonoids and an essential oil. (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The plant is given in the form of tincture or decoction in intermittent and remittent fevers and used as a substitute for quinine and chiretta. Leaf and root juice is considered alterative in scrofulous and venereal diseases. A bath with the leaf-boil wat |
| Habit : | Shrub |