Wel penala
Crop Group |
Leafy Vegetables |
Scientific Name |
Cardiosprmum halicacabum |
Famiy Name |
Sapindaceae |
Plant Code |
071400 |
Name in English |
Wel Penala |
Name in Sinhala |
Wel Penala |
The root is diuretic and demulcent. It is mucilaginous, but has a nauseous taste, and is used to treat rheumatism. (Treasury of Botany.) Sanskrit writers mention this plant under the name of Jyautishmati, and describe the root as emetic, laxative, stomachic, and rubefacient; they prescribe it in rheumatism, nervous diseases, piles, etc. The leaves are used in amenorrhoea.
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