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Indigofera linnaei Ali Family : Fabaceae Common name : Latanai Location : Konark, Odisha India Habit : Herb Habitat : Sandy ground near rivers or seashores Medicinal uses: ✔ Whole plant is used in hepatitis, whooping cough.  ✔ The plant leaves, flowers and tender shoots are used in leprosy and tumorous infection.  ✔ The roots are chewed in toothache.  ✔ The root bark is chomped in the mouth to relieve the abdominal pain.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha www.aprf.org.in