Celastrus paniculatus explained

Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree (Sanskrit: jyotishmati^[1] ज्योतीष्मती, Hindi: mal-kangani माल-कांगनी, Chinese: deng you teng 灯油藤).^{[2] [3] [4]} This climbing shrub grows throughout India at elevations up to 1800m (5,900feet).^[5]

C. paniculatus is a deciduous vine with stems up to 10cm (00inches) in diameter and 6m (20feet) long with rough, pale brown exfoliating bark covered densely with small, elongated lenticles. The leaves are simple, broad, and oval, obovate or elliptic in shape, with toothed margins.

Traditional medicine

Oil from the seeds is used as a traditional medicine in Indian Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.^[6]

Poisonous relative

Celastrus paniculatus has a relative that grows in the United States that is poisonous (Celastrus orbiculatus), so identifying this plant carefully can be important.

External links

• Book: Caldecott, Todd . 2006 . Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life . Elsevier/Mosby . 978-0-7234-3410-8 . Contains a detailed monograph on Celastrus paniculatus (Jyotishmati) as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice.
• Bhanumathy . M. . Harish . M. S. . Shivaprasad . H. N. . Sushma . G. . Nootropic activity of Celastrus paniculatus seed. . Pharmaceutical Biology . 48. 3. 324–7. 10.3109/13880200903127391 . 20645820 . Mar 2010. 26602192 . free .
• Kanti Rekha, M K Bhan, S S Balyan and A K Dhar: Cultivation prospects of endangered species Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-02-15. Intellect Plant Benefits And Uses: 4 Ayurvedic Benefits And Harm Of Jyotishmati. 2022-02-16. en-US.
2. Book: Premila, M. S. . Ayurvedic Herbs: A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine . Haworth Press . New York . 2006 . 978-0-7890-1768-0 . registration .
3. Book: H. F. Macmillan. Handbook of Tropical Plants . South Asia Books . Columbia, Mo . 1989 . 978-81-7041-177-2 .
4. Book: Putz, Francis E. . Mooney, Harold A. . The Biology of vines . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 1991 . 978-0-521-39250-1 .
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012787 Zhixiang Zhang, Michele Funston: Celastrus, in Flora of China, Vol. 11
6. Book: Indigenous Drugs of india. Academic Publishers. 978-81-85086-80-4. Kolkata. Chopra. R. N.. 1994.