Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Gentianaceae
Enicostemma hyssopifolium (Willd.) Verdoon
English name:
Local name: Chota-Chirayata.
Description:
An erect glabrous perennial herb, height range from 2-25 cm tall. Stem solitary,
having white flowers usually three in each leaf- axil. Propagates by seeds.
Flowering Period:
Most part of the year.
Habitat:
Grows usually in moist slightly saline sandy to clayey soils.
Uses:
The whole plant is bitter, tonic, stomachic and laxative.
The whole plant is dried, powdered and given with
honey as a blood purifier, and in dropsy, rheumatism,
abdominal ulcers, hernia, swellings, itches and insect
poisoning. It is acrid, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
and a liver tonic. Aqueous extract showed glucose
lowering effect.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, West Indies, Malaya, India and Pakistan.
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