Smithia sensitiva Aiton Family : Fabaceae

Smithia sensitiva Aiton

Family : Fabaceae

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Medicinal uses -

🌻It is used as an anti-inflammatory & antioxidant drug by tribal people in kerala.

🌻The herb is boiled & given for gravel & difficulty in micturition (Bladder stones).

🌻Leaves juice is used as lotion in headaches.

🌻The juice of the root is used in the treatment of fevers.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha 

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