Osbeckia stellata Buch .-Ham. ex D.Don , Family : Melastomataceae Habit : Shrub Habitat : moist area, near streams.

Osbeckia stellata Buch .-Ham. ex D.Don

Family : Melastomataceae

Habit : Shrub

Habitat : moist area, near streams.

Medicinal Uses :

📌Apatani tribe which was located in northeastern India traditionally use the leaves of O. stellata to treat toothache. 

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation 

Cuttack, Odisha India