Gynochthodes officinalis

Not to be confused with Morinda citrifolia.

Gynochthodes officinalis, synonym Morinda officinalis and also known as Indian mulberry, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae.

Gynochthodes officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Gynochthodes
Species:	G. officinalis
Binomial name
Gynochthodes officinalis (F.C.How) Razafim. & B.Bremer
Synonyms
Morinda officinalis (Hillebr.)[1]

Medicinal uses

The root of G. officinalis (Chinese: 巴戟天; pinyin: ba ji tian) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It was first described in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing.^[2] In TCM it is indicated in the case of kidney yang deficiency and associated impotence, weak tendons and bones, presence of wind and dampness.^[3]

Known compounds include morindin.^[4]

Various nominal

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

It is known as ba kich in Vietnamese.