Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Asteraceae / Compositae
Xanthium strumarium L.
English name: Heart-leaf, Cocklebur.
Local name: Leedhoro, Kandhiri, Dangaii, Muhabat-buti, Chhota gokhru.
Description:
An annual, erect, coarse, unarmed, tall herb up to 1.5 m. Leaves with long petiole,
lamina broad, palmate with dentate margin. Heads unisexual, arranged in recemose
manner terminally. Propagates by seeds.
Flowering Period:
April to September.
Habitat:
Commonly found in moist places.
Uses:
The aerial parts contain a mixture of alkaloids; which is
useful in chronic malaria and urinary diseases, also used
in otitis mouth ulcers and toothache.
Distribution:
Native of Tropical America, now widespread in most of
the Tropical and subtropical countries.