Jasminum angustifolium
| Wild Jasmine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Jasminum |
| Species: | J. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Jasminum angustifolium Willd. | |
Jasminum angustifolium is a species of jasmine native to India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.[1]
This flower, and Jasminum grandiflorum play a central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings, garlands etc.
Common names
• English: Wild Jasmine • Hindi: बनमल्लिका Banmallika • Tamil: Pithikam / pichi poo • Malayalam: Kattumallika • Telugu: Adavimalli • Kannada: Kananamallika, Adavimallige • Sanskrit: वनमल्लिका Vanamallika, Asphota • Sinhala: Wal Pichcha, Val Samanpichcha, Saman pichcha
Medicinal properties
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, ulcers, diseases of eye, stomatitis, pruritus, anti-toxic. In higher dose induce emesis. Useful part : Roots, Leaves.
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