Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell.

• Family: Violaceae
• Vernacular names: Orithalthamara, ഒരിതള്‍ത്താമര (Malayalam), Spade Flower (English), Rathnapurusha (Sanskrit), Orilaittamarai (Tamil)
• Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, China, Madagascar, Africa and Tropical Australia
• Description: Herbs. Leaves subsessile, linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers pink, axillary, solitary. Capsules ovoid; seeds many, ovoid.
• Habit: Herb
• Habitat: Deciduous forests and wastelands
• Flowering & Fruiting: July-November

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• Parts used: Whole plant
• Properties & Uses: Plant is demulcent and diuretic. Whole plant is used for the treatment of urinary calculi, strangury, pain, dysentery, vomiting, asthma and cough. Root is useful in bowel complaints of children, gonorrhoea and urinary affections. Powdered leaves are used in asthma.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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