Pentapetes phoenicea Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Pentapetes phoenicea Linn. |
English
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Noon Flower, Midday Flower, Scarlet Mallow, Simine, Flor impia, Copper Cups |
Synonym(s) |
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Pentapetes angustifolia Blume |
Family |
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Sterculiaceae |
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General Info
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A branched herb, 60-150 cm. high. Leaves lanceolate, crenate-serrate; flowers red or scarlet, solitary or in pairs on short peduncles; capsules sub-globose, bristly; seeds 8-12, sub-globose, dotted. |
| Herb Effects |
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Emollient (capsules); astringent, antibilious and antiphlegmonous (root) |
Pharmacology
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Used for diseases of the bowels (capsules); alleviative of wind and fever (root) |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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