Barleria prionitis Vajradanti Mullu gorinta Chemmulli

Barleria prionitis L.
Family: Acanthaceae
English: Common Yellow Nail Dye Plant.
Assami: Shinti
Bengali: কণ্টঝিন্টি kantajhinti, পীতঝিন্টি pitajhinti
Gujarati: પીળો કાંટા શેરિયો pilo kanta sheriyo
Hindi: झिण्टी jhinti, परुष parush, पीला पियाबांसा pila piyabansa, पीली कटसरैया pili katsaraiya, वज्रदंती vajradanti
Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳುಗೋರಣ್ಟ mullugoranta
Konkani: कोरांटी koranti
Malayalam: കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി karimkurunni, കുറുഞ്ഞി, Kuttivetila,  
Marathi: कोळिता kolita, पिवळी कोरांटी pivali koranti
Oriya: daskaranta
Punjabi: Sahacar
Sanskrit: kuranta, वज्रदंती vajradanthi
Tamil: செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli, கோரண்டம் korantam, கொடிப்பசலை koti-p-pacalai, கொவிந்தம் kovintam, குறிஞ்சி kurinci, குடான் kutan, மஞ்சட்செம்முள்ளி mancat-cemmulli
Telugu: ముల్లుగోరింట Mullu gorinta
Tulu: ಗೋರಣ್ಟೆ gorante
Urdu: Pila Bansa, Piya Bansa

Folklore use: During gout, whole plant paste is applied externally as an ointment. To increase sexual vigour, seed extract is administered daily once for a fortnight. For curing mouth ulcers, leaves are chewed and sap is swallowed; for oedema, seed paste is taken daily once until it is cured while during toothache, leaf paste is applied over the affected area. [Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 9 (1), January 2010, pp. 184-190]

Ayurvedic uses: Kushtha, Kandu, Vatarakta, Palit Sahachara, Baana, Kurantaka, Kuranta, Koranda, Korandaka, Shairiya, Pita-saireyaka.
Leaf—juicegiven instomach disorders, urinary affections; mixed with honey and given to children with fever and catarrh; leaf juice is applied to lacerated soles of feet in the rainy season, mixed with coconut oil for pimples. Leaves and flowering tops—diuretic. Bark—diaphoretic and expectorant. Roots—paste is applied over boils and glandular swellings. Plant (Vajradanti)—antidontalgic, used for bleeding gums in Indian medicine. Ash, obtained from the whole plant, mixed with honey, is given in bronchial asthma.

Piles, melena, as a diuretic agent, oedema, as antiseptic in piles and fistula - in - ano and to increase spermatogenesis. [Medicine Plants of Mynmar]

Siddha Uses: Aiya noy, Curatotam, Kuttam, Mantakanam, Tinavu [Siddha Pharmacopoeia]

Barleria prionitis published articles list

1.    In vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory activities of iridoids fraction from Barleria prionitis Linn
Ghule B. V.; Yeole P. G.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 141   Issue: 1   Pages: 424-431   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.005   Published: MAY 7 2012
2.    A study of the antidiabetic activity of Barleria prionitis Linn
Dheer Reema; Bhatnagar Pradeep
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 42   Issue: 2   Pages: 70-73   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.64493   Published: MAR-APR 2010
3.    Chemical constituents of Barleria prionitis and their enzyme inhibitory and free radical scavenging activities
Ata Athar; Kalhari Kosmulalage S.; Samarasekera Radhika
PHYTOCHEMISTRY LETTERS  Volume: 2   Issue: 1   Pages: 37-40   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2008.11.005   Published: FEB 19 2009
4.    Glutathione S-transferase, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory and antibacterial activities of chemical constituents of Barleria prionitis
Kosmulalage Kalhari S.; Zahid Shamsulhaq; Udenigwe Chibuike C.; et al.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES  Volume: 62   Issue: 4   Pages: 580-586   Published: APR 2007
5.    Effect of isolated fractions of Barleria prionitis root methanolic extract on reproductive function of male rats: preliminary study
Verma PK; Sharma A; Joshi SC; et al.
FITOTERAPIA  Volume: 76   Issue: 5   Pages: 428-432   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.007   Published: JUL 2005
6.    Chemistry and hepatoprotective activity of an active fraction from Barleria prionitis Linn. in experimental animals
Singh B; Chandan BK; Prabhakar A; et al.
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH  Volume: 19   Issue: 5   Pages: 391-404   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.1509   Published: MAY 2005
7.    Anti-inflammatory activity of 'TAF' an active fraction from the plant Barleria prionitis Linn.
Singh B; Bani S; Gupta DK; et al.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 85   Issue: 2-3   Pages: 187-193   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00358-6   Published: APR 2003
8.    Antifertility studies of the root extract of the Barleria prionitis Linn in male albino rats with special reference to testicular cell population dynamics
Gupta RS; Kumar P; Dixit VP; et al.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 70   Issue: 2   Pages: 111-117   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00150-6   Published: MAY 2000
9.    New iridoids from the medicinal-plant Barleria prionitis with potent activity against respiratory syncytial virus
Chen JL; Blanc P; Stoddart CA; et al.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS  Volume: 61   Issue: 10   Pages: 1295-1297   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/np980086y   Published: OCT 1998
10.    A NEW ACYLATED LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE FROM THE ROOTS OF BARLERIA-PRIONITIS (LINN)
GUPTA HM; SAXENA VK
NATIONAL ACADEMY SCIENCE LETTERS-INDIA  Volume: 7   Issue: 6   Pages: 187-189   Published: 1984
11.    SCUTELLAREIN 7-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE FROM FLOWERS OF BARLERIA-PRIONITIS
NAIR AGR; GUNASEGARAN R
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY SECTION B-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY INCLUDING MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY  Volume: 21   Issue: 12   Pages: 1135-1135   Published: 1982
12.    STRUCTURES OF 2 NEW IRIDOIDS FROM BARLERIA-PRIONITIS LINN
TANEJA SC; TIWARI HP
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS  Issue: 24   Pages: 1995-1998   Published: 1975
13.    SCUTELLAREIN 7-RHAMNOSYLGUCOSIDE FROM BARLERIA-PRIONITIS
HARBORNE JB; SUBRAMAN.SS; NAIR AGR
PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 10   Issue: 11   Pages: 2822-&   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97291-1   Published: 1971
14.    Chemical investigation of Barleria prionitis Linn.
Moitra S K; Ganguly A N; Chakravarti N N; et al.
Bulletin of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine  Volume: 18   Issue: 1   Pages: 7   Published: 1970-Jan