Cleome rutidosperma DC Family - Cleomaceae Common name - Fringed spider flower

Cleome rutidosperma DC

Family - Cleomaceae

Common name - Fringed spider flower

➡️ It is mainly found in humid areas, moist area, waste grounds.

➡️ It has trifoliate leaves, and small blue, violet with whitish patches flower, which turns pink as they age.

Medicinal uses - 

🌸 Leaf sap is applied for earache, ear-inflammation.

🌸 In South Nigeria a leaf extract is used to treat irritated skin, prickly heat, convulsions.

🌸 In Zaire, Cleome rutidosperma is used for deafness.

🌸 The root were used as hypoglycemic effect and anthelmintic activity.

🌸 Anti-oxidant, anti-plasmodial, analgesic, locomotory, anti-microbial, diuretic, laxative, anthelmintic and anti-diabetic activity.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha 

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