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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Crotalaria verrucosa |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Blue Rattlepod
Blue Andana
Blue Flowered Crotalaria
Blue Flower Rattlepod
Purple Popbush
Shack-shack
Tooth-leaf Rattlepod
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| Sinhala name: |
Nil andanahiriya (නිල් අඬනහිරියා)
Yak bairiye (යක් බෛරියේ )
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| Tamil name: |
Kilukiluppai
Cankuniti
Kilu-Kiluppai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Shanapushpi
Brihatpuspi
Shanapuspi
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Annual, to about 1 m tall, stems erect, 4-angled, pubescent. Leaves simple on short petioles 2-3 mm long, about 1-12 cm long, 0.7-8 cm wide; inflorescences racemose, many flowered; flowers 11-18 mm long on pedicels 3-5 mm long; petals blue, purplish, or white, glabrous; fruit sessile, pubescent, 2.5-3(-5) cm long, 10-12 mm in diameter, 10-16 seeded; seeds yellowish to brown, 3-4.5 mm long, 3-4 mm wide.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Whooping cough
Rashes
Diseases of the mouth
Coughs
Asthma
Heart disease
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Flowers
Roots
whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of kapha and pitha dosha
Improves healthy growth in children
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