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    Cleome rutidosperma medicinal uses

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    In this article we will discuss about the fringed spider flower:- common name, scientific name, medicinal uses and photos.

    Common name

    • English name: Fringed Spider Flower
    • Tamil name: Nila velai
    • Hindi name: Ujla hulhul

    Scientific name

    • Name: Cleome rutidosperma DC.
    • Family: Cleomaceae (Spider Flower family)
    • Synonyms: Cleome dodecandra, Cleome ciliata

    Cleome rutidosperma medicinal uses

    • The squeezed juice of fresh leaves is used as eye drops and boiled leaves serve as food.
    • The roots are used as vermifuge.
    • Leaf sap is applied for earache and earinflammation.
    • In South Nigeria, a leaf extract is used to treat irritated skin, prickly heat, convulsions.
    • In Zaire, It is used for deafness.
    • The roots were used for hypoglycemic effect and anthelmintic activity.
    • Anti-oxidant, anti-plasmodial, analgesic, locomotory, anti-microbial, diuretic, laxative, anthelmintic and anti-diabetic activity.

    Fringed spider flower photos

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