Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000009175

Family: SOLANACEAE

Scientific Name: Solanum tuberosum L.

Collector: R.K. Basak

Country: India

Uses: Potatoes are used as antiscorbutic, aperient, diuretic, and galactagogue. Extract of leaves is used as antispasmodic in cough. Tuber is ground and made into a paste for application to burns with much benefit.