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Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Lasia spinosa |
| Family name: |
ARACEAE
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| English name: |
Lasia
Spiny Lasia
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| Sinhala name: |
Kohila (කොහිල)
Maha kohila (මහ කොහිල)
Engili kohila (ඇඟිලි කොහිල )
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Herb , stem to 4 m thick, spiny, creeping and upturning. Leaf blade sagittate, entire or pinnatifid, with aculei long veins on lower surface, anterior lobe to 45 X 35 cm, posterior lobes to 25 X 10 cm. peduncle to 75 cm, aculeate. Spathe coriaceous, greenish brown to purplish, to 55 cm long and slightly twisted, flexing open in lower 7 cm to expose spadix. Flower usually 2- merous, protogynous. Fruits leathery, warty on top.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Stem & Young leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Piles
Dyspepsia
Dysentery
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Stem
Tubers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Stimulate liver functions
Reduces Rathpitha conditions
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