Nirgundi Seeds - Vitex Negundo - Samalu - Renuka

Nirgundi – Vitex negundo is a very good muscle relaxant, pain relieving, anti mosquito, anti-anxiety, anti-asthma and so on, herb of Ayurveda. There are very fewer herbs as multi-talented and as versatile as Nirgundi is. Used both for external application in the form of paste/oil and also for oral administration in the form of powder, leaf juice extract or water decoction.

Botanical Name- Vitex Negundo

• Hindi Name- Sambhalu, mewri, Nisinda, Sawbhalu
• Telugu Name- indhuvara; Vavili; Nalla-vavili; Tella-vavili, Lekkali
• Tamil Name-Chinduvaram; Nirnochchi; Nochchi; Notchi; Vellai-nochchi
• Bengali Name- Nirgundi; Nishinda; Samalu
• English – Five Leaved Chaste
• Filipino – Lagundi
• Assamese – Pochotia
• Chinese name – Huang jing
• Kannada name – Bile-nekki, Lakki soppu, Lakki gida, Lekki gida
• Punjabi name – Banna; Marwan; Maura; Mawa; Swanjan Torbanna