Barcode: CAL0000009434

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Family: ONAGRACEAE

Scientific Name: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven

Collector: K. Ramamurthy

Country: India

Uses: It is astringent, anthelmintic, carminative, and diuretic. Decoction is used in treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery, flatulence,leucorrhoea, and spitting of blood. Leaves are used for poulticing in orchitis and glands in the neck.