 Rumex hastatus D. Don |
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Polygonaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Khatimber.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A perennial, prostrate herb with upright stem, common in sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves with silver patches, and pointed lobes, hastate (arrow head- shaped), pale green, with petiole of same length as that of blade. Inflorescence terminal panicles with erect divergent branches. Flower small, pinkish. Perianth segments ovate-elliptic, valve thin, nerved orbiculate-cordate. Fruit a nut, up to 2mm long and brown.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-November.
- Harvesting Time:
- May-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally used to cure jaundice and sunstrokes, also used as refrigerant, diuretic and antiscorbutic. Local herbalists use it in high blood pressure and also used for abortion.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal pharmacy.
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