Canscora diffusa Kilwar Jeerakapullu

Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Family: Gentianaceae
 
Synonyms: Canscora diffusa var. tenella C.B.Clarke, Canscora diffusa var. tetraptera Naik & Pokle, Canscora decurrens Dalzell, Canscora foliosa D.Don, Canscora khandalensis Santapau, Canscora kirkii N.E.Br., Canscora lancifolia Miq. ex C.B.Clarke, Canscora lauri C.B.Clarke, Canscora lawii Wight, Canscora pauciflora Dalzell, Canscora rubiflora X.X.Chen, Canscora stricta Sedgw., Canscora tenella Wall, ex Wight, Canscora tenella Wall., Cobamba dichotoma Blanco, Exacum diffusum (Vahl) Willd., Exacum erectum (R.Br.) Roth, Exacum tenellum Wall. [Invalid], Gentiana diffusa Vahl, Orthostemon erectus R. Br., Striga esquirolii H. Lev.,

• Marathi: किलवर Kilwar
• Hindi: भुई नीम Bhui Neem
• Malayalam: Jeerakapullu
• Marathi: किलवर Kilwar, titavi, yavotchi
• Others: Kilwar, Canscora, Irula : Poolaikkida, Jeerakapullu

Description: Stem 4-angular. Lower leaves 2 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, petiolate; upper ones ovate, sessile, 3-ribbed, glabrous. Cymes terminal; bracts ovate. Flowers many; pedicel 1 cm long, filiform; calyx 6 mm long, wingless, 5-toothed, glabrous; corolla white, 9 mm long, tube cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute; two stamens fertile, two sterile. Capsule 5 mm long, linear-oblong. (Dr. N Sasidharan, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

3 Published articles of Canscora diffusa
1. Pharmaceutical composition containing components from the plant Canscora diffusa, useful for treating many disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and depression
Patent Number: WO2006042440-A1; EP1802320-A1; JP2008516997-W; US2008193567-A1; CH699169-B1
Patent Assignee: BARTHEL M, Inventor(s): BARTHEL M.

2. POLYPHENOLICS OF CANSCORA-DIFFUSA
SINHA B N; GHOSAL S - Conference: 35TH INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL CONGRESS, HYDERABAD, INDIA, DEC. 18-20, 1983. INDIAN J PHARM SCI.
Source: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences  Volume: 46   Issue: 1   Pages: 31   Published: 1984

3. DIFFUTIN, A NEW ADAPTOGENIC GLUCOSYLOXYFLAVAN FROM CANSCORA-DIFFUSA
GHOSAL, S; SAINI, KS; SINHA, BN, - JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S  Issue: 12   Pages: 330-330   Published: 1983