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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Crotalaria retusa |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Rattleweed
Large Yellow Rattlebox
Shack Shack
Wedge Leaf Rattlepod
Yellow Lupin
Devil Bean
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| Sinhala name: |
Kaha andanahiriya (කහ අඬනහිරියා)
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| Tamil name: |
Kilukiluppai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Shanapushpi
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Perennial herb, to about 1.3 m tall, stems erect, or prostrate, pubescent. Leaves simple 2-10.5 cm long, 0.8-4 cm wide; inflorescences racemose, many flowered; flowers 1.5-2.5 cm long on pedicels 5-8 mm long; petals yellow sometimes with reddish veins; fruit glabrous, 3-4.5 cm long, 3-5 cm long, about 1(1.8) cm wide, 15-20 seeded; seeds light brown to black, 3-5 mm long.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Dyspepsia
Cardiac Disorders
Stomatitis
Diarrhoea
Scabies
Impetigo
Skin Diseases
Coughs
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole Plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Pacifies vitiated Kapha and Vata dosha.
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