| Synonym : | S. rhombifolia L.
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| Bangla Name : | Lal Berela ,Ohah ki pale (Marma). |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Malvaceae |
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| Disease : | Emollient,tuberculosis, rheumatism, demulcents, emollient, febrifuge, diuretic, piles, calculous troubles, rheumatism, leucorrhoea and dysentery. |
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| Description : | A small undershrub, branches rough with stellate hairs. Leaves very variable in shape, up to 5 cm long, coarsely dentate towards the tip. Flowers yellow or white, 8-12 mm across, axillary or crowded towards the end of the branches. Carpels 7-10 with 2 short awns. |
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| Distribution : | Bandarban, Barguna, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Gazipur and Sunamganj in waste places. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | The plant is mostly used as an emollient, regarded to be useful in tuberculosis and rheumatism. Stems abound in mucilage and are employed as demulcents, emollient, febrifuge and diuretic, useful in piles and calculous troubles. Roots are valuable in the t |
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| Habit : | Under shrub |
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