Botanical name:-Fluggea leucopyrus
Family name:- CELASTRACEAE
English name:-Red spike thorn
Sinhala name:-Katupila
Tamil name:-Irubulai, varatpulaver, Mulluppulatti
Sanskirt Name:-Panduraphali / Svetakamboja
Sinhala name:-Katupila
Tamil name:-Irubulai, varatpulaver, Mulluppulatti
Sanskirt Name:-Panduraphali / Svetakamboja
Description:-Armed shrubs,
2-5 m tall; spines 2-3.5 cm long. Leaves 2.5-8.0
1.5-4.0 cm; petioles 3.5-8 mm
long. Cymes fascicled , often on the spines. Flowers 4 mm axross ,white. Capsules 10-12 8-9 mm, 3 –celle. Seeds 2.5-3.5 2-2.5 mm, red.
Grows in:- Sri Lanka,India
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None
Ayurveda usage:-
Treatment for:-Cancer, Kidney obstructions , Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Coughs , Biliousness.
Propagation:-seeds
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Treatment for:-Cancer, Kidney obstructions , Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Coughs , Biliousness.
Parts used to make medicine-Leaves,Barks,,Roots
Propagation:-seeds
