Medicinal plants no 1

Coll. No. AVD.

Abelmoschus esculentus
(Hibiscus esculentus Linn.)
Malvaceae: (61Y7-)

esculentus (Linn.) Moench

EngLady's finger, Okra
Hin Bhindí, Bhingí-tori (/Usi, fiyugt-art
Bendekäyi, (cdotdeadis)
Veta (0aims)

Kan

Mal

San Bheda (USTD
Ventai (oaoiI 6n)
Bendakaya (Boësra)

Tam

Tel

Distribution: Throughout India, cultivated in areas upto 1.200 m
The plant: An annual crect herb, 0.9- 2.1 m in height, covered with hair
throughout; leaves simple, alternate, palmately 3-5 lobed, coarsely
toothed, scabrous; flowers large, yellow with a purple centre.
staminal tube antheriferous throughout; fruits long. 6-8 ribbed.
capsular; seeds many, rounded, striate.
Parts used: fruits

Properties and uses: The fruits are sweet, mucilaginous, emollient, cooling.
aphrodisiac, stomachic, haematinic, demulcent, diuretic, constipating
and tonic. They are useful in vitiated conditions of pitta. gonorthoea.
urethrorrhea, abdominal disorders, anaemia, pruritus, strangury
diarrhoca and general debility.

ugI fyveføes fiyvsi fyug6: tiHYA:

r'Bhenda bhindatikā bhindo bhindakah kşëtrasambhavan
Catuşpadascatuşpurdrah susakascam| apatrakah
Karapamo vyttabijo bhavedekadasahvayah" (Ra.ni.))

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