Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandari

Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Magnoliales
Family : Annonaceae
Genus : Artabotrys
Species : A. hexapetalus

Common Name:
Sanskrit : Harachampaka.
Tamil : Manoranjidam.
Telugu : Manoranjidamu
Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandari generally described as a folk drug that has a wide range of medicinal uses belonging to family Annonaceae. It is an ornamental, medium-sized woody climber that produces aromatic flowers with fragrance. A. hexapetalus is native to India. Leaves are oblong, lanceolate, and glabrous. Flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic, possessing 3 whorls of perianth , solitary or paired, often fragrant, usually on woody, hooked recurved branches (peduncles). Its roots and fruits are used for treating malaria and scrofula. The flower is acrid, bitter; useful in vomiting, diseases of the blood and the heart, leucoderma, headache. A decoction of leaves is given for cholera. Phytochemically it contains alkaloids, anthraquinones, butyrolactones, flavonoids, neolignans, phenolic compounds, leucoanthocyanins, terpenoids, and volatile oils.

References
1. Puri AV (2020) Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandari: A plant enormous biomedical potential. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 12, 8-14
2. Zhou Q, Fu Y-H, Li X-B, Chen G-Y, Wu S-Y, Song X-P, Liu Y-P, Han C-R (2015). Bioactive benzylisoquinoline alkaloids from Artabotrys hexapetalus. Phytochemistry Letters 11, 296–300