Trichodesma indicum - Indian Borage

❏ Binomial Name : Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm.

❏ Synonym : Borago indica,Pollichia indica,Trichodesma spinulosum

❏ Family : Boraginaceae

❏ Common Name : Indian Borage

❏ Tamil Name : Kaasithumbai

❏ Hindi Name : Chota kulpha

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Trichodesma indicum Botanical Description

Scabrous herbs. Leaves opposite and alternate, 4-5 x 0.5-1 cm, linear-oblong, apex obtuse, base auricled, scabrous. Flowers solitary, axillary or in lax racemes; pedicels 1 cm, hairy; calyx lobes 8 mm long, acuminate, sagitate, hairy, one nerved; corolla salver shaped, 9 mm long, lobes acuminate; anthers united, pubescent at base and outside, connective 5 mm; ovary 4 lobed, style 5 mm. Fl. &Fr.: February-August.

Trichodesma indicum Medicinal uses

❀ A cold water infusion of the leaves is depurative

❀ The leaves and roots are used as remedy for snake bites

❀ The root is pounded, mixed with water and given to children as a treatment for dysentery

❀ The root is pounded and made into a paste which is applied as a poultice to reduce swellings, especially of the joints

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