Murdania NUDIFLORA (L.) Breman.
| Synonym : | Commelina nudiflora L. Aneilema nudiflora (L.) Wall |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Commelinaceae |
| Disease : | "okwaha”-a swelling in the groin |
| Description : | A diffuse annual herb, stems 60-90 cm long, branches prostrate or subscandent, often rooting at the nodes. Leaves sessile, 3.8-7.5 long, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Flowers dark blue, in 1-3 flowered cymes. Capsule 5 mm long, broadly oblong, acuminate. |
| Distribution : | All over the country, in moist, fallow lands and lawns. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is used in Gold Coast to cure a disease called “okwaha”-a swelling in the groin, producing very itchy spots and sores and swelling in the groin. The leaves are pounded, mixed with the seeds of Leea guineensis and those of Piper nigrum. The mixt |
| Habit : | Herb |