Barcode: CAL0000009144

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Family: BORAGINACEAE

Scientific Name: Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm.

Collector: B.V. Shetty

Country: India

Uses: Herb is emollient and diuretic and prescribed for expulsion of dead foetus. Infusion of leaves are depurative. Roots are used in treatment of dysentery,pounded and applied to swellings of joints.