Desmodium gangeticum

Type of Plant
Trade Name
Sal leaved desmodium
Local Name
Orila
Family
Leaf Type
Habit
Herb
Leaf Shape
Phyllotaxy
Colour of Flower/Inflorescence
Fruit type
Uses
The plant possess antihelminthic, aphrodisiac and astringent properties; used in whooping cough, typhoid, fever, piles, asthma, bronchitis, dysentery, diarrhoea and cough; also useful in chronic affections of chest and lungs.
Other Details
Leaf