Pouzolzia ZEYLANICA (L.) Benn.
| Synonym : | Boehmeria alienata Willd. Parietaria indica L. Parietaria zeylanica L. Urtica glomerata Klein ex Willd. |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Urticaeae |
| Disease : | Anthelmintic, vulnerary, ulcers, syphilis, gonorrhea, galactagogue, sores, boils, stomachache. |
| Description : | A perennial herb, very variable in size and habit, stem erect or prostrate, 15-30 cm long. Leaves 2-3.8 cm long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, acute or acuminate, entire. Flowers minute, in small axillary androgynous clusters. |
| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Plant contains flavones, flavonoids, tannin, carotene, carotenoids, ascorbic, tartaric, malic and pectic acids, gum, minerals and their salts (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | Leaves are anthelmintic and vulnerary, used as a cicatrizant for gangrenous ulcers, in syphilis and gonorrhoea. Leaf juice is used as galactagogue. Poultice of the herb is applied to sores, boils and to relieve stomachache |
| Habit : | Herb |