Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Lavatera cashmeriana plant

Lavatera cashmeriana plant
Family : Malvaceae
Habitat : Forest clearings, meadows, shrubberies etc.
Distribution : US, Canada, Iran, China, Pakistan, Kashmir & Afghanistan
Botanical features : Perennial herb . Stem upto 2 m tall. Leaves 3-5 lobed, lower leaves rounded heart-shaped with 5 shallow and toothed lobes. Flowers bright-pink with dark beined petals on terminal spikes. Fruit of many black carpets surrounded by the calyx and epicalyx.

Part used : Root, Leaf, Flowers
Medicinal  uses : A known medicinal herb used in many Unani medicinal preparations. It is supposed to be used in throat problems. The herb is given as a mild laxative. The roots are collected in large quantities and sold as crude drug in market.

Lavatera cashmeriana
Qty: 50 seeds/pkt
Price Rs. 3500/-US$50

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