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Scientific name                         :Carelia brachiata (Lour.) Merr.

Family                                        :RHIZOPHORACEAE

Malayalam Name(s)                  :Vallabham, Vankana

Flowering & Fruiting                :October-April

 

 

Medicinal use:

                        The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of bark exhibited anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities. The leaves and bark paste  are used medicinally against itch and septic poisoning on the skin

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