Embelia ribes

Embelia ribes
Embelia ribes seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Primulaceae
Genus:Embelia
Species: E. ribes
Binomial name
Embelia ribes

Embelia ribes, commonly known as false black pepper, white-flowered embelia, vidanga, vaividang, vai vidang, or vavding,[1] is a species in the Primulaceae family. It was originally described by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in his 1768 publication, Flora Indica.[2] It is widely distributed throughout India. In Ayurveda and Siddha, it is considered widely beneficial in variety of diseases[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sorting Embelia names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Database. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Embelia ribes" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  3. ↑ http://results2.ap.nic.in/general/plants/plshow.jsp?scode=1084&pln=VIDANGA
  • Information at website of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, under ministry of health and welfare, Govt. of India and,
  • Jalalpure SS; Alagawadi KR; Mahajanashetti, Shah BN; Salahuddin; Singh V; Patil J.K, In Vitro Anthelmintic Property of Various Seeds Oils Against Pheritima posthuma, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2007 Jan-Feb; 69(1): 158-0
  • Caldecott, Todd (2006). Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life. Elsevier/Mosby. ISBN 0-7234-3410-7. Contains a detailed monograph on Embelia ribes (Vidanga), as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice. Available online at http://www.toddcaldecott.com/index.php/herbs/learning-herbs/343-vidanga


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