Barcode: CAL0000013503

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Family: MELASTOMATACEAE

Scientific Name: Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.

Collector: K. Ramamurthy

Country: India

Uses: The leaves are useful as a cooling astringent, also used in conjunctivitis as a lotion also applied in gonorrhea and leucorrhoea. The root decoction is beneficial in excessive menstrual discharge