Ixora

BOTANICAL NAME: Ixora coccinea Linn

FAMILY: Rubiaceae

ENGLISH NAME: Jungle flame ixora, Sacred ixora, Flame of woods

COMMON NAME:

Bengali: Lodha, Lodhra

Hindi: Rangam, Rugmini

Kannada: Kiskara

Malayalam: Techi

Sanskrit: Paaranti, Bandhujivaka

Tamil: Vetchi,

Telugu: Manmadibanum

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH NIGHANTU 

बन्धूको बन्धुजीवश्च रक्तो माध्याह्निकोऽपि च |

बन्धूकः कफकृद् ग्राही वातपित्तहरो लघुः || ४६||

HABITAT: found abundantly in plains and lower hills, throughout India.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

It is medium size tree, 6m tall. Leaves are broad, elliptic-oblong and acute. Flowers are White to whitish yellow. The fruits are drupe, purplish black.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

Lupeol, leucocyanidin glycoside

PROPERTIES:
Carminative, astringent, antiseptic, blood-purifier, sedative, antileucorrhoeic, antidiarrhoeal, anti-catarrhal

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Flower boiled in oil useful in head ache
• Leaf paste useful in skin disease, especially in children.

INDICATIONS

Diarrhea, dysentery, cephalgia, skin disease, ulcer, sores

USEFUL PART: Root, leaves, flowers, Bark, Fruits

DOSAGE: 

Decoction: 10 -15 ml

AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS:

1.  Paranthayadi Thailam
2.  Karappan Thailam