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Vitex negundo (Common name: Chaste Tree, Five-Leaf Chaste Tree, Nirgundi) - Verbenaceae, an important medicinal plant.  Chaste tree contains Chrysoplenol D, a substance with anti-histamine properties and muscle relaxant. The leaves, flowers, seeds and root of Chaste tree can all be used as herbal medicine. A decoction is made by boiling the parts of the plant and taken orally. Today, Chaste tree is available in capsule form and syrup for cough.  Reference  Surendra Parihar Ex.Professor and Head. Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,  New Delhi,  India 110012

Medicinal_Plants Andrographis paniculata Syn.: Justicia paniculata (Common Name: Bitterweed, King of Bitters, Creat, Green Chireta, Kalmegh, Indian Echinachea) –  Acanthaceae, an erect annual herb extremely bitter in taste in all parts of the plant. Since ancient times, Kariyat is used as a wonder drug in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in tribal medicine in India and some other countries for multiple clinical applications. The plant extract exhibits antityphoid and antifungal activities. This common weed in the tropics and subtropics grows well in most soil types in semi-shade. Its white flowers have purple streaks and can self-pollinate.  Reference  Surendra Parihar Ex.Professor and Head. Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,  New Delhi,  India 110012

783.🪻🫛 Hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) also known as Poor man's bean, is a native of Africa. A vigorously trailing, twining herbaceous plant.  🪻🫛Stems are usually purplish in color, robust, hairy and trailing up to 3-6m in length. Leaves are trifoliate with 3 somewhat triangular leaflets, 2 facing each other and one terminal leaflet. Pinkish pea like flowers are borne in upright clusters. 🪻🫛It has pinkish-red, slightly curved, and flattened, thick, bean pods, often cultivated as a pulse or fodder crop. The beans can be toxic when eaten raw, but edible if boiled and cooked properly. 🪻🫛Scientific name: Lablab purpureus Common names: Hyacinth bean, Lablab bean, Poor man's bean Family: Fabaceae Native Distribution: Africa, Western Indian Ocean (Madagascar) Reference  https://www.facebook.com/myplantdiaries?mibextid=ZbWKwL Plants of Singapore

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