Sanskrit: Ajagandha
Hindi: akhiya, safed hulhul, parhar, safed bagro
English: Dog Mustard, African spider-flower, Bastard-mustard
Malayalam: ചിലന്തിപൂവ് -Chilanthipoovu, ആടുനാറിവിള Aadunarivela
It is an annual, erect, branching grows up to plant generally between 25 cm and 60 cm tall. meters, the leaves are green palmately arranged, sparse leaves are each made up of 3 to 5 oval-shaped leaflets, leaves are edible.. The flowers are white to rose pink.Fruits are pods many seeds contain in it, the seed is a brown 1.5mm diameter.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Palmate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts: Leaf, root
Chemical content:
Medicinal uses: To treat , fever, rhumatism, relieve scorpion stings, bilious disorders, fungal infections, rheumatism and local pain, earache.
Medicinal properties: Anthelmintic, Febrifuge and Rubefacient.
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