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| 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.
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.
Qty: 50 seeds/pkt
Price Rs. 3500/-US$50
Available at:
Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre
PO Box 667 GPO Srinagar SGR JK 190001
Mob/whatsapp : 09858986794
Ph: 01933-223705
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