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CLASSIFICATION

ORDER	: Lamiales
FAMILY	: Oleaceae
GENUS	: Jasminum
SPECIES	: sambac
BOTANICAL NAME	: Jasminum sambac (L.) Ainton
SYNONYMS	: ---
COMMON NAME	: Arabian jasmine.
TAMIL NAME	: Kodimulli
HINDI NAME	: Bela

PLANT DESCRIPTION

HABIT :  A suberect shrub, scarcely climbing, young branches pubescent.

LEAVES :  Opposite, membranous, variable in shape, broadly ovate or elliptic, obtuse, entire, glabrous, base rounded or subcordate, main nerves 4-6 pairs, petiole hairy.

INFLORESCENCE :  Solitary or 3-flowered terminal cymes.

FLOWERS :  White, fragrant, pedicellate, bracteates. Bracts linear-subulate, pedicels hairy. Calyx hairy, teeth 5-9, linear-subulate.Corolla lobes as long as the tube, narrowly oblong, acute or obtuse.

FRUITS :  Ripe Carpels 1-2 subglobose, black surrounded by the suberect calyx-teeth.

FLOWERING AND FRUITING TIME :  More or less throughout the year.

MEDICINAL USES

Jasminum sambac (L.) is a South Asian folkloric medicinal plant that has traditionally been used to treat cardiovascular problems.

Jasmine oil has proven to increase alertness and improve mood while supporting healthy blood flow and blood-oxygen levels.

The aroma of jasmine has even been shown to be as effective as sedatives without any of the unpleasant side effects such as depression, dizziness, or impaired motor function.

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