Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Based on Ethnobotanical surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please visit pankajoudhia.com

For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt

251. — Gomphia angustifolia, Vahl. h. f. b. i.,

i. 525.

Vern. :— Valermani (Mai); Bokera (Sinhalese).

Habitat: — Southern provinces of the Western Peninsula.

Ceylon, common in low country, upper zone, rare in the

dry region. Also on the Malabar coast, Singapore and the

Phillippines.

A small much-branched tree, young parts glabrous.

Leaves 2J-5in., distichous, nearly sessile, lanceolate, acute at

both ends, finely serrate, glabrous, shining, veins very close

and numerous, pellucid, with 2 marginal ones near the edge.

Stipules deciduous. Flowers numerous, yellow, about iin.,

on slender pedicels, in large pyramidal terminal and axillary

panicles. Sepals red, oval, acute, glabrous ; petals twice as

long as sepals, clawed, obtuse. Stamens 10, filaments very

short, anthers large, oblong. Ovary carpels ovoid, smooth.

Style stout, very much exceeding Stamens. Ripe carpels 5 (or

fewerj, attached near their base to sides of the very large

gynophore, surrounded by the persistent sepals, J-fin., ovoid,

reniform, purple black, shining. Seed erect, embryo green.

N. 0. SIMARUBEiE. 291

Use : — The root and leaves are bitter, and are employed

in the form of a decoction in Malabar, as a tonic, stomachic

and anti-emetic (0 ' Shaughnessy).

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Through Ethnobotanical surveys I have collected information about over 17000 Formulations in which Gomphia roots are added as quaternary ingredient. These Formulations are used for Diabetes complications. Gomphia roots are added in over 23000 Formulations as tertiary ingredient. These Formulations are used for skin diseases specially different types of skin allergies. Gomphia Panchang is used in treatment of advanced stages of Blood cancer in form of over 13000 Herbal Formulations. Please see Tables Gomphia-1 to Gomphia-215 for details.]

Citation

Oudhia, Pankaj (2013). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com