Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Scientific name Wrightia antidysenterica Higher classification Wrightia | Order Gentianales Genus Wrightia Rank Species | |
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Similar Holarrhena, Wrightia, Apocynaceae, Wrightia tinctoria, Holarrhena pubescens | ||
Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl or tellicherry bark, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia. Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes confused with the species Holarrhena pubescens due to a second, taxonomically invalid publication of the name Holarrhena pubescens. It has long been known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition. It is known in Sanskrit as kuṭaja or ambikā and in Sinhala it is called වල් ඉද්ද (wal idda). It is also known as "white angel" in the Philippines.
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Medicinal Use
Wrightia antidysenterica may be useful in treating gut motility disorders.
Construction
The juice of this plant is a potent ingredient for a mixture of wall plaster, according to the Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra, which is a Sanskrit treatise dealing with Śilpaśāstra (Hindu science of art and construction).
