Argemone mexicana L. Family - Papaveraceae Common name - kanta malati, prickly poppy.
Argemone mexicana L.
Family - Papaveraceae
Common name - kanta malati, prickly poppy.
Medicinal uses -
✨ The leaf is used to treat as malarial fever, ulcers, cough, wounds, warts, cold sores, cutaneous affections, skin diseases, itches.
✨ The root is used to treat as skin diseases, leprosy and inflammation, constipation.
✨ Seed is used as asthma, ulcers, dental caries, rheumatalgia, pertussis.
✨ Flowers is used as treat coughs.
✨ The latex of Argemone mexicana used to treat boils, good wound dressing, dermatitis, dropsy, blisters
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
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