Begonia ROXBURGHII DC.
| Synonym : | Casparya oligocarpa A.Dc. Casparya polycarpa A.Dc. Diploclinium roxburghii Miq. |
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| Bangla Name : | ,Khartetoi, Khartedoi (Chakma), Kah Khaing (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Begoniaceae |
| Disease : | Disease: Dysentery and jaundice. |
| Description : | A herb with succulent stems, 30-90 cm long. Leaves large, 15-22.8 cm, ovate, cordate, sinuate-toothed, unequal at the base. Cymes short, axillary, dichotomous, few-flowered, sepals and petals white or nearly so. Fruits subpyramidal, 4-celled, very succulent, angles obtuse, ending in 4 small horns upwards. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet, in shady moist places. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Rootstock is given in fecal discharge in bile dysentery. Chakma use stem extract against abnormal conditions of the tongue in children. It is also given for the treatment of jaundice. |
| Habit : | Herb |