Melastoma malabathricum L. Family : Melastomataceae Common name : Malabar melastome

Melastoma malabathricum L.

Family : Melastomataceae

Common name : Malabar melastome

Medicinal uses -

🌺 The combination of leaves & flowers are used as astringent in leucorrhea & chronic diarrhea.

🌺 The leaves are chewed up, pounded & applied as paste on cuts or wounds or finely chopped up and squeezed to apply the juice onto the wound to stop bleeding.

🌺 The shoots juice can also be used as a mouthwash to relieve a toothache or to treat leucorrhea. 

🌺 The roots can also be used as mouthwash to relieve a toothache & to treat epilepsy.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha 

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