Family: Amaranthaceae
Synonym: Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl.
Vernacular name:
Kadaladi,Valiyakadaladi.Vankadaladi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Dry deciduous forests and forest
plantations, also in the plains
Distribution: Tropics
of the World
Flowering and Fruiting: October-March
Key identification features: A perennial herb with stem covered in
fine hairs (tomentose). The leaves are broadly elliptic to obovate, with fine
hairs. The spike is covered in stiff hairs (hispid). Flowers are deflexed (bent downward) and have
tepals. The ovary is truncated at the apex, and the achenes (seed-like
structures) are ovoid and brown.
Uses: The root is astringent, diuretic
and antispasmodic, It is used in the treatment of dropsy, rheumatism, stomach
problems, cholera, skin diseases and rabies.
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