{"id":417,"date":"2014-12-06T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T10:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2014-12-06T10:47:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T10:47:07","slug":"nyctanthes-arbortristis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/nyctanthes-arbortristis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyctanthes Arbortristis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Description <\/strong>
\nCoral jasmine, commonly known as night jasmine, is an indigenous small tree, with a gray or greenish, rough and flaky bark. The shrub grows to a height of 10 meters. The simple leaves are opposite, with an entire margin about 6 to 12 cm long and 2 to 6.5 cm wide. The flowers are fragrant with a five-to-eight lobed corolla and orange-red centre, often seen in a cluster of two to seven. The petals are snowy white with dewdrops sitting on them. The fruit is flat, brown and heart-shaped to rounded-capsule, around 2 cm in diameter with two sections, each containing a single seed. Coral jasmine is native to Southern Asia, stretching across Northern Pakistan and Nepal through Northern India to Southeast Thailand. It is known as harsinghar and paarijat in Hindi; shephali, prajakta or prajakt in Sanskrit; shiuli in Bengali; pavazha malli in Tamil; singarei in Manipuri; paarijatam in Malayalam and ganga shiuli in Oriya. It is also referred to as the \u201ctree of sorrow\u201d, since the flowers lose their brightness in daytime.Plant Chemicals <\/strong>
\n(+)- d-mannitol, tannin, glucose, glycerides of linoleic acid, oleic acid, lignoceric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid and myristic acids, f3-stiosterol, tannic acid, methyl salicylate.<\/p>\n

Uses & Benefits of Coral Jasmine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Coral jasmine is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, expectorant, bitter, tonic, febrifuge and a mild purgative.<\/li>\n
  • The flowers are bitter astringent, ophthalmic, stomachic and carminative.<\/li>\n
  • Night Jasmine is very useful in treating constipation in children.<\/li>\n
  • The leaves are used in Ayurvedic medicine, to treat sciatica, arthritis, fevers, rheumatism and various painful conditions.<\/li>\n
  • Its leaves are also blend into a paste and used in skin related troubles, especially ringworm.<\/li>\n
  • The fresh leaves are boiled in mustard oil and used externally for treating ringworm.<\/li>\n
  • The leaf juice is mixed with common salt to treat intestinal worms.<\/li>\n
  • Coral jasmine is used in the treatment of fungal skin infection, dry cough, and bronchitis and as an antidote for snakebites.<\/li>\n
  • The seeds are crushed and the aqueous paste is applied externally on the piles. They are also useful in treating baldness, scurvy and affections of the scalp.<\/li>\n
  • The decoction of night jasmine flowers is used in treating gout.<\/li>\n
  • Patients with gynecological problems are advised to take 3 fresh night jasmine leaves, with 5 black peppers.<\/li>\n
  • The decoction of its seeds is used as a hair tonic. Washing hair daily with this tonic helps to get rid of dandruff and lice.<\/li>\n
  • Coral jasmine is also used to treat anxiety, restlessness, headaches, gastritis, hepatitis, diarrhea, vertigo and dysmenorrhoea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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