Common Name
English :
Hindi :
Manipuri :Pheija
Scientific Name
Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)
Family :Rubiaceae
Genus :Wendlandia
Species :glabrata DC.
Habit :Small tree
Parts Used :Leaf/shoot
Mode of Preparation :Leafy shoot crushedd for decoction.
Mode of use :Decoction
Ingredients :a-Carotene,tricontane, 22,23 – dihydrostigmasterol and new alkaloid – sericine and monocrotaline have been isolated.
Ailment Treated:Leafy shoot decoction is given in cough and dysentery. Young leaves eaten as vegetables.
Source:Wildly grown in hill areas.
