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Melastoma malabathricum L. Family : Melastomataceae Common name : Malabar melastome Medicinal uses - 🌺 The combination of leaves & flowers are used as astringent in leucorrhea & chronic diarrhea. 🌺 The leaves are chewed up, pounded & applied as paste on cuts or wounds or finely chopped up and squeezed to apply the juice onto the wound to stop bleeding. 🌺 The shoots juice can also be used as a mouthwash to relieve a toothache or to treat leucorrhea.  🌺 The roots can also be used as mouthwash to relieve a toothache & to treat epilepsy. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.  Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha  www.aprf.co.in