Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree (Sanskrit: jyotishmati[1] ज्योतीष्मती, Hindi: mal-kangni माल-कांगनी, Chinese: deng you teng 灯油藤).[2][3][4] This climbing shrub grows throughout India at elevations up to Template:Convert.[2][5]
C. paniculatus is a deciduous vine with stems up to Template:Convert in diameter and Template:Convert long with rough, pale brown exfoliating bark covered densely with small, elongated lenticles. The leaves are simple, broad, and oval, obovate or elliptic in shape, with toothed margins.[2][3]
Traditional medicine
Oil from the seeds is used as a traditional medicine in Indian Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.[2][6]
Poisonous relative
Celastrus paniculatus has a relative that grows in the United States that is poisonous (Celastrus orbiculatus), so identifying this plant carefully can be important.
References
- ↑ Intellect Plant Benefits And Uses: 4 Ayurvedic Benefits And Harm Of Jyotishmati(2022-02-15). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ayurvedic Herbs: A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Haworth Press(2006). ISBN 978-0-7890-1768-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook of Tropical Plants{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. South Asia Books(1989). ISBN 978-81-7041-177-2
- ↑ The Biology of vines{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(1991). ISBN 978-0-521-39250-1
- ↑ Zhixiang Zhang, Michele Funston: Celastrus, in Flora of China, Vol. 11
- ↑ Indigenous Drugs of india{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Academic Publishers(1994). ISBN 978-81-85086-80-4
External links
- Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life{{#if:Caldecott|, Caldecott}. Elsevier/Mosby(2006). ISBN 978-0-7234-3410-8 Contains a detailed monograph on Celastrus paniculatus (Jyotishmati) as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice.
- Nootropic activity of Celastrus paniculatus seed.. Pharmaceutical Biology({Template:Date).
- Kanti Rekha, M K Bhan, S S Balyan and A K Dhar: Cultivation prospects of endangered species Celastrus paniculatus Willd.