 Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) S. Kurz |
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Lythraceae.
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- Local Name:
- Dhawi.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A shrub, cliff loving plant, common in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Stem with spreading branches. Leaves simple, sessile, ovate-lanceolate, opposite, margin entire. Inflorescence axillary cymes. Flower bracteate, bisexual, orange-red to bright red in clusters of 3-17. Fruit a capsule, elliptic.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-May.
- Harvesting Time:
- June- September.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally flower powder is used for healing wounds and ulcers. It has astringent properties, used to control heavy menstruation and hemorrhoids.
- Part Used:
- Flower.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy.
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