| Synonym : | S. veronicaefolia Lamk.
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| Bangla Name : | Jhunka, Jop, Pitberela. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Malvaceae |
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| Disease : | Cooling, astringent, tonic , fever , urinary complaints, arthritis,leucorrhoea, gonorrhea, micturition And diarrhoea. |
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| Description : | A perennial much-branched herb, branches prostrate or trailing, hairy. Leaves 1.2-5 cm long, cordate, ovate, acute or acuminate, serrate, sparsely clothed with stellate hairs. Flowers 1-2 on long, axillary, slender pedicels, calyx 4 mm long, lobes triangular, corolla pale yellow, slightly exceeding the calyx. Carpels 5, smooth. |
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| Distribution : | In most of the districts in waste places. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | The herb possesses cooling, astringent and tonic properties, used in fever and urinary complaints. Oral administration of the decoction is reported to prevent the swellings of the joints due to arthritis. Root bark is useful in leucorrhoea, gonorrhoea and |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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