Citherexylum spinosum (പാരിജാതം)

  • Scientific Name : Citherexylum spinosum
  • Family Name : Verbenaceae
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Details :

Local name :  Fiddlewood

 

General description(Size, commonly seen , status of availability etc.)

A tropical shrub or small tree with fragrant flowers, found in Asia and the Caribbean; it bears small drupaceous fruits. 

 

Medicinal properties

They demonstrate a range of significant pharmacological and biological activities like anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, radical-scavenging, antipyretic, anticancer, allelopathic, antifungal, antimicrobial, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, antihypertensive, immunomodulatory, antischistosomal, nephroprotective, gastroprotective, diuretic, and cytotoxic effects