Botanical name:- Kalanchoe pinnata
Family name:-CRASSULACEAE
Names of different languages:
English :Cathedral bells
Tamil :Mallakulli,
Sanskirt :Parnabija / Asthibhaksha
Edibal parts:-Leaves
Status:-Native
Description:-This plant grows in the law country dry zone ofSri Lanka.
Perennial herb, about one m tall, glabrous; stems stout. Leaves bipinnatifid, verySucculent, 7.5-10 cm long, up to 20 cm wide ; petiole- like base 2-4(-6) cm long.Inflorescence 12-25 cm long; cymose; cymes lax, many flowered. Flowers Yello; pedice 16-9 mm long; corolla tube 5-6 mm long. Fruit a follicle , 0. 8-1cm long.
Grows in- Sri Lanka, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Macaronesia, Mascarenes, Galapagos, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Hawaii
Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:-It is applied to wounds and contusions. It is said to prevent swelling and discolouration and heal wounds. The juice of the leaves is given internally for kidney stones etc.
Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves
Propagation:-Leaves
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