Clerodendrum infortunatum L. Family: Lamiaceae Common name: Hill glory bower Habit: Shrub Habitat: Degraded forests, wastelands and river banks.
Clerodendrum infortunatum L.
Family: Lamiaceae
Common name: Hill glory bower
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded forests, wastelands and river banks.
Medicinal uses:
ЁЯМ║Leaf and root paste are used as anti-dandruff, laxative and anti-diabetic.
ЁЯМ║Young leaf juice is used to treat fever and vomiting.
ЁЯМ║Root decoction is used to treat dysentery.
Subhadarshini Satapathy
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)
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