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

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce [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

90. Cadaba indica, Lamk. h.f.b.i. l, 172.

Syn. : — Stroemeria tetrandra Vahi Roxb. 267.

Vern. :— Kodhab (Sindh, and Hindi) ; Habab (Bomb.) Che-

moodda (Tel.).

Habitat : — Western Peninsula, Sind, Concan, Deccan and

Coromandal Coast, on old walls and in waste dry places.

A shrub often straggling or half-climbing, much-branch-

ed, glabrous or pubescent. " Bark brown, sometimes rough,

N. O. CAPPARIDEiE. 105

with horizontal lenticels. Wood white, moderately hard, close-

grained. Pores small, numerous, in long radical strings bet-

ween the fine, wavy medullary-rays, usually one or two rays

without pores between the string. Faint, rather distant, con-

centric lines which may be annual rings" (Gamble). Leaves

simple, 1-l-J- in., ovate or oblong, acute, obtuse or mucronate.

Flowers yellowish white or greenish white, 1 in. diam. ; corymbs

few-flowered, terminal ; bracts small, subulate. Sepals

ovate ; claw of petals narrow. Petals 4, limb oblong, ovate ;

Stamens 4. Disk process | in. curved pink, smooth, fimbriate.

Fruit cylindric, dehiscent, 1-li in. long, irregularly torulose ;

pulp orange. Flowers October-March.

Uses : — The leaves and root are considered deobstruent

and anthelmintic, and are prescribed in decoction in uterine

obstructions (Murray. 55.)

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: In over 85000 Psoralea based Herbal Formulations Cadaba is added as nonary ingredient. These Formulations are used for treatment of Vitiligo and associated troubles. In over 5000 Gloriosa based Formulations Cadaba is added as octonary ingredient. These Formulations are also used for Vitiligo specially as advanced stage. In over 25000 Oryza based Formulations Cadaba is added as quinary ingrdient. These Formulations are used for diseases of nervous system. In over 1800 Chlorophytum based Herbal Formulations Cadaba is added as tertiary ingredient. These Formulations are used for Diabetes complications. Please see Tables Cadaba-1 to Cadaba-250 for details.]  

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