Chang-bato
Family • Gentianaceae - Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. - Pu di chuan xin cao Scientific names Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. Canscora decurrens Dalzell Exacum diffusum Willd. Cobamba dichotoma Blanco Gentiana diffusa Vahl Common names Chang-bato (Tag.) Kobamba (Tag.) Maliñgal (Tag.) Other vernacular names BENGALI: Dhankuni. CHINESE: Pu di chuan xin cao. HINDI: Bhuin neem. MALAYALAM: Jeerakapullu. MARATHI: Kilwar. SANSKRIT: Sankhapushpi. Botany Chang-bato is a slender, much-branched, erect, smooth, annual herb, 10 to 50 centimeters high, with four-angled stems. Leaves are opposite and very thin; the lowers ones are lanceolate, 4 to 7 centimeters long, and pointed at both ends; the upper leaves are much smaller and ovate, gradually merging into bracts. Flowers are slender stalks, about 1 centimeter in length, borne in lax, diffuse panicles. Calyx is 5 to 6 millimeters long, with slender teeth. Corolla is white and has four lobes, 2 of which are longer than the others. Fruit is an oblong capsule, and as long as the calyx. Additional Sources and Suggested Readings (1) Dichotosin and dichotosinin, two adaptogenic glucosyloxy flavans from Hoppea dichotoma / Phytochemistry, Volume 24, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 831-833 / doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84903-1 (2) Kilwar / Common names / Flowers of India (3) Canscora diffusa / Common names / India Biodiversity Portal (4) Screening of Indian Plant Extracts for Antibacterial Activity / Yogesh Mahida and J.S.S. Mohan / Pharmaceutical Biology, 2006, Vol. 44, No. 8 , Pages 627-631 / doi/abs/10.1080/13880200600897551 (5) Review: Herbs Used for Brain Disorders / Sandhya S*, Vinod KR, Sravan Kumar / HYGEIA. J .D.MED, Vol.2, No.1,38-45 March-Aug, 2010 (6) [...]