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Urena lobata L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Urena lobata |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
Aramina
Bur Mallow
Cadillo
Congo Jute
Cousin Mahoe
Guaxima
Hibiscus Burr
Pink Burr
Urena Burr
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| Sinhala name: |
Patta epala (පට්ට ඇපල)
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| Tamil name: |
Ottuttutti
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| Sanskrit name: |
Atibala
Bala
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Herb, erect, woody, stout, 0.5 - 1.5 m tall. Leaves very variable especially in size, usually drying dark-brown or deep green above, greyish beneath; lamina 1 - 10 X 0.5 - 11 cm, orbocular in outline, cordate at base, shallowly lobed or cut , with uppermost being often ovate to oblong or even rhomboid, cuneate at base, serrate crenate or at times entire. Flowers pink or rose-purple, dark purple at base. Ripe fruit depressed-globose, covered by stiff, hooked spines up to c. 1.25 - 1.75 mm long.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Pulmonary disorders
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Naso-pharyngeal disorders
Malnutrition
Debility
Stomach Disorders
Venereal Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Oral Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Barks
Roots
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Generally Healing effect
Abortifacient
Febrifuge
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