Morinda officinalis

Morinda officinalis
Morinda officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Morinda
Species: M. officinalis
Binomial name
Morinda officinalis
F.C.How

Morinda officinalis, also known as Indian Mulberry, (Chinese: 巴戟天; pinyin: ba ji tian) is a plant in the Morinda genus.

Medicinal uses

Its root is used in Traditional Chinese medicine as an herb for:

Known ingredients: morindin, vitamin C.

Various nominal

Ba kich liquor - well-known product of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.

It is known as ba kich in Vietnamese.