 Oxalis corniculata L. |
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Oxalidaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Khati buti.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- It is a shade loving, very common perennial herb found everywhere in Poonch area.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Stem creeping, hairy, rooting at nodes. Leaves compound, trifoliate. Leaflets, obcordate, 4-15mm long, 8-30mm broad, hairy. Inflorescence axillary umbels, 2-5 flowered or solitary. Flower actinomorphic, yellow. Sepals linear, lanceolate, pilose. Petals-5. Fruit a capsule, subcylindrical, hairy. Seed 1.5 mm long, brown, ribbed transversely.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-December
- Harvesting Time:
- April-December
- Medicinal Value:
- Useful in fever, scurvy, stomach disorders, jaundice, excessive thirst, skin disorders, warts, corns, eye disorders and insomnia.[3][4] It has cooling, acrid, bitter and astringent properties and acts as an appetizer. [5]Locally few drops of leaf juice are used to prevent opacity of cornea and cataract. A tea spoon of leaf juice with butter milk twice a day is a remedy of jaundice in local area.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Abundant.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, , Herbal Pharmacy.
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