Family: Gentianaceae
Synonym: Canscora decurrens Dalzell, Exacum diffusum (Vahl) Willd.
Vernacular name: Jeerakapullu
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Along stream banks and grasslands
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Asia and Australia
Flowering and Fruiting: October-January
Key identification features: Herb with stem 4-angular. Lower leaves elliptic, petiolate; upper ones ovate, sessile, 3-ribbed, glabrous. Cymes terminal; Flowers many white, Capsule linear-oblong.
Uses:
Leaves eaten after boiling. Entire plant, in
decoction, used as tonic and antigastralgic. Fresh whole plant
used for schizophrenia, piles and skin diseases.
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