Orange Jasmine
Scientific name of Orange Jasmine: Murraya cambogia / Murraya paniculata
Name of Orange Jasmine in different languages:-
English: Tree jasmine, Chinese box
Hindi: Kamini-कामिनी
Tamil: Vengarai-வெங்காரை
Malayalam: Maramulla- മരമുല്ല, Kattu kariveppu- കാട്ടുകരിവേപ്പ്
Plant description:
Orange Jasmine is a tropical, evergreen, small tree, grow up to 7 m tall.The leaves are small, dark green, glabrous, pinnately arranged, with 3 to 9 , alternate, along the spine, ovate to oblong, tapered at the both end, 2-3 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide. The flowers are small, white and fragrant, five-petaled and oblong petals,1 cm long, born in branch apex, blooming throughout the year, followed by small oval orange or red fruits, fleshy, contain one or two seeds inside.
Useful plant parts:
Flower
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Medicinal uses:
Tooth-ache, analgesic, anti-inflammatory activity, Anti-microbial
Chemical contents:
Paniculatin, paniculatincoumurrayin, eugenol, gerariol, carene, coumarin, methylanthranilate etc.
It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:-
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