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State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Kerala

Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem.

  • Family: Vitaceae
  • Vernacular names: Njallu, ഞള്ള് (Malayalam), Hathikana (English), Samudrika (Sanskrit), Hatkam (Hindi),
  • Distribution: South and south east Asia
  • Description: Shrubs. Leaves alternate, 1 or 3-foliolate or 1-3 pinnate. Flowers greenish-white, borne in terminal corymbose cymes. Fruits subglobose or depressed globose.
  • Habit: Shrub
  • Habitat: Moist deciduous and evergreen forests
  • Flowering & Fruiting: November-December

  • Parts used: Root
  • Properties & Uses: The pounded roots are used to cure cardiac diseases, leprosy, diarrhea, wounds and sores, it is also used to treat ringworm and guinea worms.
  • Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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