Helicteres isora | SMPB Kerala

Family: Malvaceae
Vernacular names: Edampiri-Valampiri, Kayyunanna, ഇടംപിരി, വലംപിരി (Malayalam), East Indian screw tree (English), Mrigasringi (Sanskrit), Bhendu (Hindi), Vadampiri (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia, China and Australia
Description: Shrubs to small trees. Leaves obovate to sub orbicular. Flowers red, turning pale blue, axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes. Follicles spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose; seeds, angular, black, wrinkled.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in plantations and plains
Flowering & Fruiting: September-March

Parts used: Root, bark and fruits
Properties & Uses: Root and stem bark is demulcent, astringent and expectorant. Root juice is used to treat empyema, stomach disorders, diabetes, snake bite, dog bite and rabies. Bark is used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and biliousness. Dried fruit is demulcent and astringent and it is used to treat intestinal ailments, colic, flatulence, diarrhea and dysentery.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
Traditional Uses:Root juice applied on swellings caused by insect sting. Root paste applied externally to treat skin diseases.
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