Plant Details

Accepted name:: Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R.Br. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dhudhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
idda	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kelidha	Other	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
kutaja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutajah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandrakuda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sudu idda	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
veppalei	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wal idda	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ඉද්ද	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
වල් ඉද්ද	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
සුදු ඉද්ද	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Root		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
bark, seed, flower, leaves	dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Echites antidysentericus (L.) Roxb. Asiat. Res. 11: 166 (1810).
Nerium antidysentericum L. Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753).
Walidda antidysenterica (L.) Pichon Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 1: 74 (1951).
Wrightia zeylanica (L.) R.Br. Asclepiadeae: 59 (1810).
Nerium divaricatum Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 142 (1790), nom. illeg.
Nerium zeylanicum L. Cent. Pl. II: 12 (1756).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Echites antidysentericus Roxb. ex Fleming	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Nerium antidysentericum L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Walidda antidysenterica	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R. Br.	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R.Br.	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Wrightia zeylanica (L.) R. Br.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Wrightia zeylanica (L.) R.Br.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Wrightia zeylanica R.Brown	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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