Morinda officinalis
Morinda officinalis | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Morinda |
Species: | M. officinalis |
Binomial name | |
Morinda officinalis F.C.How | |
Morinda officinalis, also known as Indian Mulberry, (Chinese: 巴戟天; pinyin: ba ji tian) is a plant in the Morinda genus.
Medicinal uses
The root of M. officinalis is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Known ingredients include morindin and vitamin C.
Various nominal
It is known as ba kich in Vietnamese.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/1/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.