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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Bandakka/Abelmoschus esculentus



 















 










Botanical name:-Abelmoschus esculentus
Family name:- MALVACEAE
English name:-ladies' fingers
Tamil name:- vendai, Vendaikkaay
Sanskirt name :-pitali
Edibal parts:-Fruits.
Status:-Under cultivation
Distribution:-West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.
Ayurvedic usage:-Catarrh, Coughs, Gnorrhoea, Dysurea, Oral ulcers

Parts used to make medicine:-Fruits, Seeds

propagation:-Seeds