Clerodendrum infortunatum L.
Family: Lamiaceae
Common name: Hill glory bower
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded forests, wastelands and river banks.
Medicinal uses:
🌺Leaf and root paste are used as anti-dandruff, laxative and anti-diabetic.
🌺Young leaf juice is used to treat fever and vomiting.
🌺Root decoction is used to treat dysentery.
Subhadarshini Satapathy
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)