Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000009589

Family: RUBIACEAE

Scientific Name: Morinda citrifolia L.

Collector: M.S. Ramaswami

Country: India

Uses: Leaf juice used in treatment of gout. Roots are cathartic and febrifugic in nature. Fruits extract is used in treatment of spongy gums, throat pain, dysentery, leucorrhoea and sapraemia.