Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000008979

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Scientific Name: Excoecaria agallocha L.

Collector: A.K. Mukherjee

Country: India

Uses: Latex is applied to obstinate ulcers and is used in treating rheumatism,leprosy and paralysis. It is purgative. Decoction of leaves are used to treat epilepsy and ulcers. Bark is emetic and purgative. Roots enter into embrocations for swellings.