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''Wrightia antidysenterica'' is sometimes mistaken to belong to a separate genus ''[[Holarrhena]]'', as ''Holarrhena pubescens''. It's been long known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called " kuţaja " in Sanskrit. It is also known as "White Angel" in the Philippines. |
''Wrightia antidysenterica'' is sometimes mistaken to belong to a separate genus ''[[Holarrhena]]'', as ''Holarrhena pubescens''. It's been long known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called " kuţaja " in Sanskrit. It is also known as "White Angel" in the Philippines. |
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==Medicinal Use== |
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Holarrhana antidysenterica may be useful in treating gut motility disorders.<ref name=>{{cite journal | author=Gilani AH, Khan A, Khan AU, Bashir S, Rehman NU, Mandukhail SU. | title=Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Holarrhena antidysenterica in gut motility disorders. | journal=Pharm Biol. | volume=48 | issue=11 | year=2010 | pages=1240-6 | url = | id= | pmid=20822397}}</ref> |
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Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia.
Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes mistaken to belong to a separate genus Holarrhena, as Holarrhena pubescens. It's been long known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called " kuţaja " in Sanskrit. It is also known as "White Angel" in the Philippines.
Medicinal Use
Holarrhana antidysenterica may be useful in treating gut motility disorders.[1]
External links
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References
- ^ Gilani AH, Khan A, Khan AU, Bashir S, Rehman NU, Mandukhail SU. (2010). "Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Holarrhena antidysenterica in gut motility disorders". Pharm Biol. 48 (11): 1240–6. PMID 20822397.
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