 Verbascum thapsus L. |
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Scrophulariaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Gidhar Tambaku.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A biennial, wooly herb up to I m tall, common along road sides in sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple, alternate, sessile, oblong to ovate-oblong , margin crenate. Inflorescence a spike, 10-30cm long. Flower actinomorphic, yellow, showy, honey scented. Calyx lobes lanceolate. Crolla rotate.Fruit a capsule golobose.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- June-November.
- Harvesting Time:
- June-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Root is diuretic.Flowers reduce eczema inflammation. Research has confirmed antitububercular activity in plant extracts. [5Locally whole plant is used as expectorant and liquid extract is used to treat earache.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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