गणिका – Jasminum auriculatum

 

Name – यूथिका

Botanical name – Jasminum auriculatum

Description – Hairy scandent shrubs. Leaves simple, sometimes 3-foliolate; lower 2 leaflets reduced or absent. Flowers white, fragrant, in compound lax cymes. Berry globose, black.

Chemical Constituents- Leaves contain jasmone, jasminol, lupeol, D-mannitol, n-triacontanol, hentriacontane and epilupeol. Flowers yield essential oil.

Use – Flowers used in consumption.