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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Walidda antidysenterica |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Walidda
Artic Snow
Milky Way
Snowflakes
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| Sinhala name: |
Idda (ඉද්ද)
Sudu idda (සුදු ඉද්ද)
Wal idda (වල් ඉද්ද )
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A slender, glabrous, treelet 0.7-2 m tall. Petiole 0.1-0.6 cm long. Leaf blade 4-11 cm long and 1-4 cm wide. Flowers in poor , short-peduncled, monochasially branched, cymes. Corolla pure white; tube 1.7-2.8 cm long. Merocarps 9-15 cm long, about 0.5 cm broad, glabrous.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Tonsillitis
Bronchial diseases
Snake bites
Russel′s viper bites
Uveitis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Flowers
Bark
Leaves
Root
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces kapha dosha
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