Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Melochia corchorifolia L.

 

Family: Malvaceae

Synonym: Hibiscus ramosus D.Dietr

Vernacular name: Cheruvuram, Niruren, Seruvuram

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Degraded deciduous forest areas and waste places

Distribution: Pantropical

Flowering and Fruiting: July-April

Key identification features: Erect branched herbs. Young stem, petioles, bracts and calyx lobes stellate hairy mixed with simple hairs. Leaves varying in size and shape, ovate- oblong, cordate or attenuate at base, margin serrate, acute at apex, sparsely hairy on nerves on both sides; Flowers in terminal, capitate cymes, pink. Fruit is a capsule.

Uses: A leaf decoction is prescribed in a compound mixture of herbs against urinary disorders. A decoction of the leaves and roots is used internally to treat dysentery.

 


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