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Night-flowering Jasmine
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The Night-flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbortristis) is native to the Bengal region of India, where it is known as Shephali. The tree is sometimes called the tree of sorrow because the flowers lose their brightness during daytime; the taxonomic name arbortristis also means "sad tree". The flowers can be used as a source of yellow dye for clothing. The flower is the official flower of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.
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Nyctanthes arbortristis (also spelled Nyctanthes arbor-tristis[1] or Nyctanthes arbor tristis) is commonly known as
- Night-flowering Jasmine
- Coral Jasmine
- Parijat (also spelled Paarijat or Paarijaata [2])
- Harsinghar [2]
- Shephali
- Maramalli or Pavazha malli in Tamil (Also spelled pavaza malli or pavala malli)
Parijat appears in several Hindu myths. In one myth, Parijat appeared as the result of the Churning of the Milky Ocean. In another myth, Parijat was brought to earth by Krishna from Indra's garden.[2]
It has been reported that the seeds, flowers and leaves of Nyctanthes arbortristis possesses immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, antileishmanial, antiviral and antifungal activities. [1]
The leaves of Nyctanthes arbortristis has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat sciatica, arthritis, fevers, various painful conditions and as laxative.[3]
- ^ a b Immunostimulant activity of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. by Puri A, Saxena R, Saxena RP, Saxena KC, Srivastava V, Tandon JS. in J. Ethnopharmacol. [1]
- ^ a b c Our Tree Neighbours, by Chakravarti Venkatesh, 1976 [2]
- ^ Tranquilizing, antihistaminic and purgative activity of Nyctanthes arbor tristis leaf extract, by Saxena RS, Gupta B, Lata S. in J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 Aug;81(3):321-5 [3]
