Botanical Name: Rubia Cordifolia
Other Names: Indian madder, Chay root or Chay-aver, Manjit , Manjitha, Yojnavalli.
Indian madder, also known as Chay root or Chay-aver (Oldenlandia umbellata), is a petite shrub or herb standing at 30–50 cm in height. Indigenous to southern India, it has historical usage in India, Sri Lanka, and northern Burma. However, it yields less than a quarter of the dye obtained from traditional madder sources.
Medicinal Uses:
- Invigorate spleen and soothing liver
- Dysmenorrhea
- Diuresis
- Paralysis
- Jaundice
- Amenorrhea
- Skin disorders of many varieties
- Renal stone and blood detoxification.
