Wrightia antidysenterica
| Wrightia antidysenterica | |
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| Flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Wrightia |
| Species: | W. antidysenterica |
| Binomial name | |
| Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R.Br. | |
Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl or tellicherry bark, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia. Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes confused with the species Holarrhena pubescens due to a second, taxonomically invalid publication of the name Holarrhena pubescens. It's been long known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition and is called " kuṭaja " in Sanskrit and වල් ඉද්ද (wal idda) in Sinhala. It is also known as "White Angel" in the Philippines.
Medicinal Use
Wrightia antidysenterica may be useful in treating gut motility disorders.[1]
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References
- ↑ Gilani AH, Khan A, Khan AU, Bashir S, Rehman NU, Mandukhail SU. (2010). "Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Holarrhena antidysenterica in gut motility disorders.". Pharm Biol. 48 (11): 1240–6. doi:10.3109/13880201003727960. PMID 20822397.
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