Botanical name : Securinega leucopyrus (Willd.) Muel-Arg. (Fluggea leucopyrus Willd)
Family : Euphorbiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bhooriphali, Panduraphali
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Spinous fluggea
Hindi : Hartto, Aintha
Malayalam : Ambooripachila, Mulpulanji
Distribution – Growing wild in the dry areas of India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial evergreen shrub grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, obovate or elliptic, flowers small, greenish yellow, seen in axillary clusters, fruits globose white berries.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, burning sensation, oligospermia, general debility, wound, ulcers and sexual weakness. Leaf paste is using for removing foreign maters from body without surgery.
Useful part : Whole plant.
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