Coldenia procumbens Linn. Family - Boraginaceae It is a prostrate herb usually lying quite flat on the ground.
Coldenia procumbens Linn. Family - Boraginaceae It is a prostrate herb usually lying quite flat on the ground. Medicinal uses - Fresh leaves of Coldenia procumbens ground & applied to Rheumatic swellings. The whole plant is used in the external application of causing suppuration ( a process of pus-forming) of boils. The leaves are also used to cure fever, piles & scorpion sting. Coldenia procumbens possess antioxidant & anti-cancer activity. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in