This document discusses 6 plants from the Rubiaceae family: 1. Manjishtha (Rubia cordifolia) 2. Madanphala (Randia spinosa/dumetorum) 3. Gandhprasarani (Paederia foetida) 4. Kadamba (Anthocephalus indicus/ amboina) 5. Haridru (Adina cordifolia/Haldina cordifolia) 6. Nadi hingu (Gardenia gummifera) It provides details on the botanical characteristics and images of the plants. The Rubiaceae family contains over 13,000 species of herbs, shrubs and

1. RUBIACEAE
Dr.DeepakVerma
BAMS MD DIP.Y&P
Lecturer Dravyaguna
DAC,jalandhar

2. RUBIACEAE
1. Manjishtha- Rubia cordifolia
2. Madanphala- Randia spinosa/dumetorum
3. Gandhprasarani- Paederia foetida
4. Kadamba- Anthocephalus indicus/ amboina [Neolamarckia
cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree]
5. Haridru- Adina cordifolia/Haldina cordifolia
6. Nadi hingu- Gardenia gummifera

3. INTRODUCTION
Members of the family have leaves opposite each other with
stipules or in whorls, unbroken leaf margins, and leaf like
appendages at the base of the leafstalks. The leaves usually are
large and evergreen in tropical species, deciduous in temperate
species, and needlelike or scale like in desert species. The plants
may bear a single flower or many small flowers clustered
together. The fruits can be berries, drupes, capsules, or
schizocarps (dry fruits that split into segments of a single seed).

4. Rubiaceae, the madder family (order Gentianales)
of flowering plants, consisting of 611 genera with more
than 13,150 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees,
distributed primarily in tropical areas of the world.
Several species are of economic importance as sources
of useful chemicals, and a number are cultivated as
ornamentals.

5. Economically important products of the family Rubiaceae
include quinine, which is derived from the bark
of Cinchona species; coffee, from the seeds of Coffea species; ipecac,
from the roots of Carapichea ipecacuanha; gambier, a substance that is
used in tanning, from Uncaria gambir; and kratom (Mitragyna
speciosa), which is used in traditional medicine and recreationally as
a stimulant. Some trees in the family provide useful
timber. Common madder (Rubia tinctorum) was formerly cultivated
for the red dye obtained from its roots (alizarin); the roots
of crosswort (Crucianella) contain a red dye once used in medicines.

6. Kadamba- Anthocephalus
indicus/ amboina [Neolamarckia
cadamba, with English common
names burflower-tree]

7. Kadamba tree

8. Flower buds Flower

9. Branching

10. RUBIA CORDIFOLIA

11. Drawing

12. Leaf and Stem

13. Flowering Stem

14. Ripening Fruit

15. Nadi hingu- Gardenia
gummifera

16. Leaf and Branch

17. Fruit

18. Flower

19. A yellow natural resin exudes
from the leaf buds

20. Haridru- Adina
cordifolia/Haldina cordifolia

21. Flower

22. Branch and Flower

23. Leaf

24. Flower buds

25. Gandhaprasharani- Paederia
foetida

26. Wild Distribution

27. Fruit and leaf

28. Flower

29. Seeds

30. Climbing Vine

31. Madanphala- Randia
spinosa/dumetorum

32. Fruting branch

33. Foliage and Immature Fruit

34. Flower

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