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State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Kerala

Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn.

  • Family: Urticaceae
  • Vernacular names: Kallurukki, Naykuniyappa, കല്ലുരുക്കി, നായ്കുനിയപ്പ (Malayalam), Kalluruki (Tamil)
  • Distribution: Tropical Asia
  • Description: Herbs. Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, base rounded, apex acute. Flowers greenish-white, in axillary, subsessile clusters. Achenes 2-winged.
  • Habit: Herb
  • Habitat: Wastelands
  • Flowering & Fruiting: August-December

  • Parts used: Root
  • Properties & Uses: Roots are used for the treatment of gastric problems, gangrenous ulcers, sores, boils, and de-worming.
  • Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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