Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

100
Chenopodiaceae
Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J. F. Gmelin
(Syn: Salsola lana Edgew.)
English name: Seablite.
Local name: Sindhi- Lani, Urdu- Ushoon, Punjabi-
Sajji lana.
Description:
A perennial evergreen shrub with glabrous branches growing 50-70 cm high.
Leaves fleshy quite variable in shape, ranging from broadly oblong to linear, sessile.
Flowers minute, green or reddish, in sessile clusters forming dense spikes.
Flowering Period:
April to October.
Habitat:
Grows in saline, loamy clayey habitats.
Uses:
Usedasfodderforcamels,usedforthetreatmentofwounds,
leaves are used in ophthalmia and the ash of the plant is used
for washing clothes. Plant is laxative, diuretic and emetic.
The plant extract is known to possess antibacterial property
against micro-organisms.
Distribution:
Originally it is a European species extending fromAsia to
North-EasternAfrica.