Urena SINUATA L.
| Synonym : | Urena lobata var. sinuata (L.) Miq. Urena lobata subsp. sinuata (L.) Borss. Waalk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kunjia, Kungooya |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | Lumbago,inflammation of the intestine and the bladder,colic,bronchitis. |
| Description : | Shrubby, up to 2 m high. Leaves 2.5-7.5 cm long, more or less stellately hairy, cordate or truncate at the base, irregularly lobed to bellow the middle, lobes 3-5 or more, dialated upwards, with rounded sinuses. Flowers small, clustered in the axils, corolla rose-coloured, 2-2.5 cm diam. Capsules pubescent, covered with blunt spines. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Gazipur, Kustia and other places. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Roots are considered emollient, refrigerant and maturant, used as an external application for lumbago. Leaves are prescribed in inflammation of the intestine and the bladder, decoction is given in colic. Infusion of the flowers is used in bronchitis. |
| Habit : | Shrub |