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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Capsicum frutescens |
| Family name: |
SOLANACEAE
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| English name: |
Bird Chilli
Bird Pepper
Tabasco Pepper
Cayenne pepper . Capsicum
Hot Pepper
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| Sinhala name: |
Nai miris (නයි මිරිස්)
Kochchi (කොච්චි)
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| Tamil name: |
Mulaga
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| Sanskrit name: |
Katuveera
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
A short-stemmed shrub up to 2 m high. Leaves solitary or paired, 2-10 cm long, 1-4 cm wide; petioles 0.5-3 cm long. Flowers usually 2 at each node; corolla lobes spreading, greenish-white. Fruit erect, red when ripened.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Lethargy
Cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic Infection
Ear Diseases
Eye Disease
Pulmonary Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatism
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruits
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Fabrifuge
Vermifuge
Pain Killer
Healing Effect
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