Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Elatinaceae
Bergia suffruticosa (Delile) Fenzl.
(Syn: Lancretia suffruticosa Delile.)
English name:
Local name: Rohwan, Kharbuja, Chota phog.
Description:
A perennial, decumbent or spreading under shrub with woody base. Leaves
opposite, sessile or sub sessile, oblanceolate or elliptic, margins crenate or minutely
serrate. Stem glandular-pubescent with small white to pinkish flowers, 4 to 5 mm
across.
Flowering Period:
August toApril.
Habitat:
Grow on saline and rocky soils rarely found on sandy soils.
Uses:
The leaves are used as poultice on sores and broken
bones.
Powdered leaves are rubbed over teeth and gums to
clean them. Stem is used as tooth brush.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, Egypt and Tropical Africa.
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