3. Vernacular Names
• English names - Bitter apple
• Sanskrit name - Chitra
• Hindi name - Indrayan
• Gujarati name - Indrayan, Indravaran
4. Synonyms
• Citra ( Fruit contain lines )
• Vishaghni
• Varuni
• Gavakshi ( Fruit shape similar to
cow’s eye )
5. Habitat & Habit
• It is a desert viney plant that
grows in sandy, arid soils.
native to India, Egypt,
Sahara.
• It is a evergreen
perennial creeping vine
growing upto 9ft.
6. Morphology
• A perennial vine that
grows upto 3m.
• The stems are angular
and rough.
• The leaves are stiff, 3-7
lobes, 5-10cm long
• It has tuberous root system
that ensures it's survival in
arid areas
7. Morphology
• Seed are numerous and smooth,
egg shaped, colouring dark brown
to light green and they are edible
• Fruit is globular drupe,
yellow when ripe with
toxic & bitter pulp
• The flowers are monoecious, solitary,
pentamerous and yellow in colour
14. Amayika Prayoga
• Seed powder 2-3 gm twice/thrice
in a day for food poisoning
• Juice from ripe fruits and cow's
urine given as nasya for Unmada
• 50 gm Dried seed paste +
400ml of sesame oil daily usage
for premature hair greying
