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: 🌺Leaf and root paste are used as anti-dandruff, laxative and anti-diabetic. 🌺Young leaf juice is used to treat fever and vomiting. 🌺Root decoction is used to treat dysentery. Subhadarshini Satapathy (Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)