Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cleome viscosa L. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cleome viscosa L. [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

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86. Cleome viscosa, Linn. H.F.B.I., I. 170.

Roxb. 501.

Syn, : — Polanisia icosandra, TI\ & A.

Sans. : — Barbara, Karnasphota, Tilparni, Adityabhakta.

Vern. : — Kanphuti, Hulhul, Purhur (H.) ; Boogra (Pb.) ;

Hoor-hooria (B.) ; Kathoree (Sind.), Kanphuti, Pivala tilavana,

(Bomb.); Nayavayhe, Nahikuddaghoo (Tamil); Kukaworainta,

(Teling.) ; Kat-kuddagho (Mai.) ; Jangli-hulvul, Choorai-ajwani,

(Dec.) : Tinmani, Tilwan (GuzA Wal-aba, Ran-manissa (Sin-

halese).

Habitat : — Throughout tropical and warm India; Bombay,

Thana, Gujerat, Ceylon,

N. 0. CAPPARIDE-E. 99

Aii annual herb, I -3ft., erect, sparingly branched, softly

sessile, ovate, entire, terminal the largest, lateral often unequal

at base ; petioles J-l in., becoming shorter above and uppermost

(bracts) often sessile ; flowers lemon-yellow, f in. diam., on

axillary pedicels h in. long ; sepals ovate, acute ; petals twice

the length of sepals, obtuse long-clawed, 2 approximate, 2

divaricate; Stamens 12-24, anthers curled, blue-black; pod

2-4 in. without a gynophore, erect, linear, cylindrical tipped by

glabrous blunt style, very viscous ; seeds black, finely ridged

on back.

A common weed in cultivated ground. Throughout the

tropical regions of the world.

Parts used \ — The seeds, leaves and roots.

Uses : — The seeds used as anthelmintic and carminative by

the Vytians (Ainslie) ; the juice of the leaves poured into the

ear to relieve ear-ache, and the bruised leaves are applied to the

skin as a counter-irritant.

In Cochin China, the whole plant, bruised, is used for

counter-irritation and blistering. (O'Shaughnessy).

According to Moodeen Sheriff, the seeds are anthelmin-

tic, rubefacient and vesicant. The seeds are valuable in expelling

round worms, and also as a rubefacient and vesicant in all the

complaints in which mustard is used. The leaves are also

useful in the same way as a local stimulant, and the juice

possesses a curative influence over some cases of otalgia and

otorrhoea. The seeds are used internally in powder with

sugar, aud externally in the form of a poultice or paste by

bruising with vinegar, lime-juice or hot-water, and their juice

for the use of the ear is pressed out by bruising them without

water. As a rubefacient and vesicant, the seeds under examina-

tion are much superior to the mustard seeds in this country,

and quite equal to the mustard imported from Europe'

Used by the aboriginals of Australia to relieve headache.

In the United States, the roots are said to be used as a vermifuge.

Ph. J. Sep. i. 1888, p. 179.

The seeds are given occasionally in fevers and diarrhoea

(Lindley).

100 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.

At the 2nd Australasian Medical Congress, held at

Melbourne, in January 1889, Surgeon-Major K. R. Kirtikar

exhibited a specimen of oil obtained from the seeds of Cleome

viscosa, Linn, (prepared by the late Mr. Periera of the Bombay

Medical Stores), and made the following observations ou the

occasion. " The plant has a great reputation as a remedy for

chronic Otorrhoea. The action is chiefly antiseptic, as it contains

a powerful volatile principle, not unlike in smell to that of

mustard. This active principle has, besides, stimulating

properties."

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Cleome is added in over 650,000 Herbal Formulations used for treatment of different types of fever including Malaria as important ingredient. In over 56000 Guduch based Herbal Formulations Cleome is added as septenary ingredient. In over 18000 medicinal sedge based Herbal Formulations Cleome is added as tertiary ingredient. Cleome is added as denary ingredient in over 200,000 Herbal Formulations used for treatment of skin diseases. In over 25000 Diospyros based Herbal Formulations Cleome is added as quinary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of kidney diseases. In over 125,000 Buchanania based Herbal Formulations Cleome is added as octonary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of Urticaria. Cleome is also added in over 69000 wild Curcuma based Herbal Formulations used for Urticaria specially in old cases. The Traditional Healers are well aware of Cleome excess, overdose and toxicity. They use hundreds of formulations to manage it. Please see Tables Cleome-1 to Cleome-450 for details.]

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Oudhia, Pankaj (2014). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cleome viscosa L. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com