“नन्दीवृक्षो लघुः स्वादुस्तिक्तस्तुवर उष्णकः
कटुपाकरसो ग्राही विषपित्तकफास्रनुत्”
( राजनि० )
Sanskrit: नन्द्यावर्त nandyavarta
नन्दिवृक्ष Nandivruksha ,
तागर tagara,
गजपादपा gajapadapa
विष्णु प्रीयः vishnupriya
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Family: Apocynaceae
crape jasmine
East India rosebay
Neros crown
Malayalam: നന്ത്യാർവട്ടം nantyarvattam
Hindi: Chandni चांदनी , Tagari तगरी
Tamil: நந்தியார்வட்டை Nandiar vattai
Kannada: ನಂದಿಬಟ್ಟಲು Nandi Battalu
Telugu: gandhitagarapu
Marathi: Ananta, Tagar
Konkani: अनंत ananta
PART USED
Flower, root, leaves,
रसादी गुणा:
Rasa: Kashaya Tikta
Guna: Laghu Ruksha Teeskhsna
Veerya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Kaphahara Vatahara
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata,
pitta, diseases of the eye,
headache, skin diseases,
bleeding disorder, itching,
and arthritis
Used
in skin diseases,
eye ailments
anti-epileptic,
anti-mania, brain tonic,
and anti-oxidant.
Anthelmintic,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anodyne, Diuretic.
