संस्कृत नाम- कृष्ण सारिवा
Botanical name - Ichnocarpus frutescens
Description - Twining shrubs with stout aromatic root. Leaves ovate to lanceolate. Flowers white or purplish, fragrant, in panicles. Follicles 2, divaricate
Chemical_Constituents- Plant contains triterpenoids. Flowers contain flavonoids quercetin kaempferol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, sorbopyranoside.
Uses - Roots demulcent, tonic, diaphoretic and diuretic, used in combination with bitters and aromatics in fevers, dyspepsia and skin troubles. Powdered root used in diabetes and stone in gall bladder.