vasuka :
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Borreria
Species: Borreria hispida
Allied species:
S. mauritiana O. Gideon., S. stricta L. and S. ocymoides Burm.VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: Vasukah, Buka ,MadanghantiEnglish: Shaggy button weed
Hindi: madanaghanti
Telugu: madana, madana budatha kaada, madana kaada, madana kattu, madana-ghettu, madanaghanti, madanagrandhi, madanagranthi, modina, madanabudata
Bengali: Madchbuntkadu
Marathi: gedo, ghamtachi-bhaji
Oriya: Solaganthi.
Gujarathi: Madhur Zadi, Khar Sar shekh lou
Tamil: Nathaichuri
Malayalam: Tartaval, Kudalchurukki, Nattachuri;
Kannada: daare botu, daare kaddi, madana buddame gida, madana ganti, madanabadu, madanaganti, megidda, nn
Santal: Pitwara
Chinese: 糙叶丰花草 cao ye feng hua cao
Sinhalese: Heen getakola
Varities:
सितो रक्तो द्विधा प्रोक्तो (Rajanighandu)
Two types red stem & white stem
White steamed one rasayana
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