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| Bangla Name : | Shandhamaloti, Krishnakali. |
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| English Name : | Four O’clock Plant, Marvel of Peru. |
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| Family : | Nyctaginaceae |
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| Disease : | Aphrodisiac , purgative, maturant, lessen inflammations , boils, phlegmons ,whitlow. and urticaria. |
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| Description : | A perennial herb with a large tuberous root, 30-75 cm high. Leaves ovate, cordate. Flowers usually purple but very numerous colours are found, born solitary in the leaf axils. Seeds, ovoid, tubercled, black. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated as an ornamental plant throughout the country. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Root tubers contain starch, an alkaloid, trigonelline and a ribosome inactivating protein, called Mirabilis antiviral protein, which also possesses abortifacient activity. Seeds contain antimicrobial proteins (Ghani, 2003). Four new miraxanthins (I, II, I |
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| Uses : | Roots are aphrodisiac and purgative. Leaves are maturant, lessen inflammations and are applied to boils, phlegmons and whitlow. Fresh leaf juice is very soothing and useful in urticaria. |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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