Parijataka Herb The magic of Ayurvedic Herb
Botanical Name : Nyctanthes arbor- tristis Linn. Classification: According To Modern Kingdom –Plantae Order –Gentianales Family – Oleaceae According To Ayurveda Charak- Not include in Varga Sushruta- Not include in Gana Bhavprakash- Not include in Varga Other Names : Hindi name- Harsingar English name- Night jasmine or Coral jasmine Bengali name- Shefalika, Shivuli Guajarati name- Harshanagar Kannada name- Parijatha Marathi name- Parijath Telugu name- Parijatamu Tamil name- Majjapu General Information : Habit – large shrub or small tree grows more than 15ft. in height. Bark – Grey or Greenish white, rough bark. Branches – Quadrangular strigose. Leaves – Simple, opposite, ovate, actue or acuminate, scabrous above with short bulbos hairs, densely pubescent beneath with appressed hairs, main nerves are few. Flowers – small, white with bright orange corolla tubes, 3 to 7 i...