Urena LOBATA L.
| Synonym : | Urena americana L. Urena grandiflora DC. Urena reticulata Cav. Urena trilobata Vell. (Malvaceae) |
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| Bangla Name : | : Banokra, Atlera, Nageji, Jangli Ghagra, Belaz-gota (Rema-Kalenga). ,Pobibaong, Fao Pi, Faw Ma (Mar |
| English Name : | Aramina Fibre, Congo Jute |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | lumbago,rheumatism,windy colic,dry coughs,aphthae and sore-throat. |
| Description : | A shrubby perennial, up to 2 m high. Leaves usually broader than long, up to 11.3 cm long, cordate, serrate or toothed, stellately hairy, roundish, angled, lobes generally acute or acuminate, varying in size and numbers. Flowers small, clustered in the axils, corolla 15 mm long, pink. Capsules pubescent, covered with blunt spines. |
| Distribution : | In most of the districts in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds contain an enzyme, urease. They also contain pentosans, mucilage and proteins (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | Roots are a popular diuretic, used externally for lumbago and rheumatism. Decoction of stem and root is used in windy colic. The flowers are used as a pectoral and expectorant in dry coughs. Infusion of flowers is used as a gargle for aphthae and sore-thr |
| Habit : | Herb |