Plant Details

Plant Parts Used

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System of Medicine

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Intended Use

Rheumatism, anorexia, cough, asthma, hiccough, tubercular glands, skin diseases hepatoprotective, headache,piles, blood purifier, stomach ache, scabies, diabetes, jaundice, bood pressure

Traditional Application

1.     Localites of Rayalaseema Region of Southern Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India uses Bark of Clerodendrum serratum  is used to treat fractures.
Rao, Dowlathabad Muralidhara; Rao, U.V.U. Bhaskara; and Sudharshanam, G. (2006) "Ethno-Medico-Botanical Studies From Rayalaseema Region of Southern Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India," Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006 : Iss. 1 , Article 21.
Available at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/21
2.Locally known as  Bharangi, Leaves are used to cure  Respiratory disorders and Eye problems. Jadhav, D. M., Padwal, S. G., & Jadhav, A. H. (2023). ETHNOBOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION OF LAMIACEAE FLORA FROM KINWAT AND MAHUR REGION OF NANDED DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA STATE (INDIA).
3.T Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, uses  whole part grounded with water to prepare a paste to cure fever.
 Sajem, A. L., & Gosai, K. (2006). Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2(1), 1-7.
4. Ointment made from leaves boiled with oil and butter is used in cephalaria and snekebites.
Shukla, A. N., Srivastava, S., & Rawat, A. K. S. (2010). An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.
5. Roots crushed with that of Rauwolfia serpentina and the filtrate is adviced to consume for fever stomach pain and menstrual disorders .
Wagay, N. A., Rafiq1&2, S., Gazi, M. A., Maheshwari, A. A., Ahmad, N., Khalid, L. P., & Pulate, P. V. (2019). Exploration, assessment and ethnobotanical studies of tribe Korku inhabited in Melghat Forest Area of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. Research Journal of life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences (RJLBPCS), 5(2), 549-571.
6. Leaves are used for cure of headache by brushing around the forehead.
7. Roots used in rheumatism and dyspepsia. Leaves used as febrifuge, also as an external application in cephaigia and opthlmia. Seeds aperients, used in dropsy.
Gritto, M. J., Nandagopalan, V., & Doss, A. (2015). Ethno-botanical study on the traditional healers in Pachamalai hills of Eastern Ghats, Tamilnadu, South India. J Med Plants Stud, 3(2), 80-85.
8. Tribes of Nambor reserve forest, Assam, uses herbs in various ways, Leaf extract is used to cure seasonal fever, Decoction of leaves are given for treating fever. Root paste is used to cure rheumatism.
Yadav, A., Verma, P. K., Chand, T., & Bora, H. R. (2018). Ethno-medicinal knowledge of Clerodendrum L. among different tribes of Nambor reserve forest, Assam, India. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 7(5), 1567-1570.
9. Leave paste of Clerodendrum serratum and Adhatoda zeylanica mixed with powder of Piper longum is taken orally to cure asthma.
 Rajakumar, N., & Shivanna, M. B. (2010). Traditional herbal medicinal knowledge in Sagar taluk of Shimoga district, Karnataka, India.
10. Roots are consumed to cure variety of ailments: bronchitis, asthma, fever, blood diseases, tumors, inflammations, burning sensation, epilepsy, malaria, ulcer and wounds.
S.M. Vidya, V. Krishna, B.K. Manjunatha, K.L. Mankani, M. Ahmed, S.D.J. Singh, Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of Clerodendrum serratum L., Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 45 (2007), pp. 538-542
11. The root juice of herb with ginger is used to relieve bronchospasms in asthma and reduce the attacks of dyspnea . Root powder is given along with sugar to cure hiccough.
12. The decoction of root is highly in edema and worm infestations .Decoction of sesame seeds mixed with ghee, jaggery, C. serratum root powder and trikatu powder (Ayurvedic formula with equal proportion of three drugs viz. rhizomes of Zinziber officinale Roscoe., Zingiberaceae and fruits of Piper longum Linn. and Piper nigrum L., Piperaceae) is used as the remedy for amenorrhea and uterine tumor.
P.C. Sharma, M.B. Yelne, T.J. Dennis, Data base on medicinal plants used in Ayurveda, vol. I, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi (2002), p. 74

13. Owing to its Snigdha and Madhura nature, it acts as an expectorant and useful in hiccough and hoarseness of voice. The combination of Bharangi and Pippali (2:1) with honey is an effective remedy for hiccough.
14. A piece of the root is kept in a small brass container and used as talisman on the left arm of woman and right arm of the man with a view that poisonous snakes do not bite the talisman bearer.