Pavetta indica Kakachdi Amrulsak Kattukkaranai Amudrampala

Pavetta indica L.
Family: Rubiaceae
Synonym: Ixora indica, P. tomentosa
Common name: Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub
Assamese: Sam-suku
Bengali: Jui
Hindi: Kankara, Kathachampa, Amrulsak
Kannada: Pavati, Pavate
Malayalam: Mallikamutti, Kamatta, Pavetta, Nochi 
Manipuri: কুকুৰচূৰা Kukurchura
Marathi: Papat
Oriya: Paniphingi
Sanskrit: Kakachdi, Cangeri
Tamil: Kattukkaranai, Karanai, Pavettai
Telugu: Papidi, Amudrampala, 
Uses: Purgative, antidropsical, anticephalalgic. Root—bitter and aperient. Prescribed in visceral obstructions, renal dropsy and ascites. Leaves— used for fomenting piles and for haemorrhoidal pains. The root bark contains d-mannitol.

7 Published articles on Pavetta indica
1. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of Pavetta indica Linn. leaf extract (Family : Rubiaceae) in rats
Mandal, SC; Lakshmi, SM; Kumar, CKA; et al. - PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH  Volume: 17   Issue: 7   Pages: 817-820   DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1095   Published: AUG 2003

2. Constituents of Pavetta indica leaves
Ganguly, S. N. - Fitoterapia  Volume: 65   Issue: 5   Pages: 477   Published: 1994

3. Studies on the ecology of butterfly pollination in south India. Part 2. Pollination of Pavetta indica Linn. (Rubiaceae).
Balasubramanian, M.V.  Annals of Entomology (Dehra Dun)  Volume: 8   Issue: 2   Pages: 71-78   Published: 1990

4. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF PAVETTA-INDICA AND OSBECKIA-OCTANDRA IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER DYSFUNCTION
THABREW M I; JOICE P D T M; RAJATISSA W - Planta Medica  Volume: 53   Issue: 3   Pages: 239-241   DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962691   Published: 1987

5. A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF PAVETTA-INDICA AND OSBECKIA-OCTANDRA IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER DYSFUNCTION
THABREW, MI; JOICE, PDTM; RAJATISSA, W - PLANTA MEDICA  Issue: 3   Pages: 239-241   Published: JUN 1987

6. A new Hansfordiella [H. indica sp. nov.] from India [pathogenic on Pavetta indica leaves]
RAO, P. RAGHUVEER; RAO, DEV, - CURRENT SCI [INDIA]  Volume: 32   Issue: (11)   Pages: 518-519   Published: 1963

7. Isolation of d-mannitol from Pavetta indica L
BANERJEE, AJIT K.; GHOSH, CHANDRACHUR - SCI AND CULTURE  Volume: 22   Issue: (2)   Pages: 114   Published: 1956