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)