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BHENDA


Name: BHENDA
Filename: Hibiscus_esculentus.jpg
Description:
Botanical name : Hibiscus esculentus  Linn. (Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench )
Family : Malvaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bhenda
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Madhura
Guna   : Guru, Picchila
Virya   : Seeta.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Lady’s finger, Okra
Hindi        : Bhindi, Bhindi tori
Malayalam    : Venda, Vendakkai
Distribution – Cultivated throughout India as vegetable. 
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An annual herb grows up to 2 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, palmately 3-5 lobed, scrubby; flowers yellowish white, center purple; fruits long slender, 6-8 angled, contain many round seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, anemia, abdominal disorders. Urinary tract diseases and general debility.
Useful part    :    Fruits.  


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