Botanical name : Commelina nudiflora Linn
Family : Commelinaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kanchata, Bhukadali
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Kanna
Malayalam : Vazapullu, Vazhaparuttipullu.
Distribution – Throughout India, in moist areas.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small annual herb plant grows up to 20 cm in height. Leaves simple, succulent, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, petiole forms the covering of some part of stem. Flowers small, violet, showy, found in axillary depression. Seeds are very small. Plant juice is sticky mucilaginous in nature.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, burning sensation, skin disease and purifies vitiated blood. In some place it is used as a vegetable.
Useful part : Whole plant
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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