Botanical name : Homonoia riparia Lour
Family : Euphorbiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Jalavetasa, Vetasa
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Jalbent
Malayalam : Attuvanji, Puzavanni, Neervanji
Distribution : Throughout India, on the banks of rock laden rivers and streams.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Small evergreen dioecious rigid stemmed shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves linear, entire or more or less serrulate towards the apex, glabrous above and glandular scaly beneath; flowers sessile in axillary, elongated, pubescent spikes, stamens in male flowers: fruits globose capsules, seeds yellowish brown.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, haemorrhoids, vesical calculi, strangury, painful micturition, gonorrhoea, syphilis, toothache, ulcers, wounds and skin diseases.
Useful part : Roots, leaves, fruits
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