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Myrsine africana L.
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- Local Name:
- Gugal.
- Synonym:
- Habit & Habitat:
- A small,evergreen shrub up to 1.5m tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, elliptic-lanceolate, serrate. Inflorescence in axillary clusters. Calyx 4-lobes. Corolla 4-lobed.Fruit a drupe, dark-red on ripening,1-seeded.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- October-February.
- Harvesting Time:
- November-March.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally powder of its fruit is used as worm killer and whole plant extract is useful in jaundice.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy.
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