About Embel
Embelia ribes, commonly known as false black pepper, white-flowered embelia, viḍaṅga (Sanskrit: विडङ्ग), vaividang, vai vidang, or vavding is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It was originally described by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in his 1768 publication Flora Indica. It is widely distributed throughout India. In Cambodia, it is called Chu Preuk or Sangkong [ជូរព្រឹក/សង្កុង). In Ayurveda and Siddha, it is considered widely beneficial in a variety of diseases In particular embelin isolated from dried berries of Embelia ribes has a wide spectrum of biological activities.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Embelia ribes
- Genus
- Embelia
- Family
- MYRSINACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and shola forests
- Distribution
- Central Himalaya to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, South China, Singapore
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- विडंग Vidanga, विडंग
- Tamil
- vitankam, vivilangam, vollai
- Telugu
- vellal, vidangamu, vilangamu
- Kannada
- ಆಮೋಘ Amogha, ಹುಲಿಮೀಸೆ Hulimeese, ವಾಯುವಿಳಂಗ Vaayu vilanga ವಡಂಗ Vaḍanga
- Malayalam
- Vizhal, Vizhalari, Vayuvilangam
- Marathi
- ambti, baavdinga, karkannie
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine Family
Embel belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
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