Cleome rutidosperma DC.

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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