Corchorus aestuans L.

• Family: Malvaceae
• Vernacular names: East Indian Mallow (English), Chunchuh (Sanskrit),
• Distribution: Pantropical
• Description: Erect herbs. Leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers 2-3 in leaf-opposed, shortly pedunculate cymes. Flowers yellow. Capsules 6-angled, 3 of the angles winged; seeds numerous, dark brown.
• Habit: Herb
• Habitat: Degraded deciduous forests, also in the wastelands
• Flowering & Fruiting: August-February

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• Parts used: Leaves and seeds
• Properties & Uses: Seeds are stomachic and are used to treat, pneumonia. Leaf paste is used to treat headache. An ethanolic extract of the plant is used to treat cancer.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Modern,
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