Kuthab
Scientific Name | |
Group : | Angiosperm (Dicotyledon) |
Family : | Verbenaceae |
Genus : | Clerodendrum |
Species : | colebrookianum Walp. |
Common Name | |
English Name : | - |
Hindi Name : | - |
Manipuri Name : | Kuthab |
Other Details | |
Habit : | Evergreen foetid shrub |
Parts Use : | Leaf |
Preparation : | Fresh leaves crushed for paste. |
Mode of use : | Fresh and Local Application |
Ingredients : | Colebroside A, a new diglucoside of fatty acid ester of glycerine – reported from the aerial parts. |
Ailment Treated : | Leaf paste is useful for skin diseases. Leaf paste is taken to cure cough and dysentery. Leaves are used for rheumatic pains and high blood pressure |
Source : | Wild & found mainly in plain areas. Now-a-days this plant is cultivated in the home gardens due to its medicinal uses. |