Botanical name : Cressa cretica Linn.
Family : Convolvulaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Rudandi, Rudandika
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Katu
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Rudravanti, Lana
Malayalam : Azhukanni
Distribution –Throughout India, along sandy shores.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An erect small dwarf shrub grows up to 40 cm in height. Leaves simple, numerous, subsessile, ovate acute, with hairs; flowers white in small clusters; fruits ovoid capsules, pointed at the apex; seeds usually solitary.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, anorexia, anemia, diabetes and skin disease.
Useful part : Whole plant.
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