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Synonym ► M.frondosa var. glabrata Hook. f. M. glabrata (Hook. f.) Hutch. Family ► Rubiaceae. Habitat ► Tropical Himalayas, Khasi Hills, Deccan Peninsula and the Andamans. English ► White Lady, White Rag Plant. Ayurvedic ► Shrivati. Siddha/Tamil ► Vellai-yilai, Velli- madandai. Folk ► Shrivara, Bedina, Bebina, Bhutakesha (Maharashtra), Naagaballi (Bengal) Action ► Flower—diuretic, anti- asthmatic, antiperiodic. Leaves and flowers—used in external applications for ulcers. Root—used in the treatment of white leprosy. White petiolate bract—prescribed in jaundice.The flowers contain anthocyanins, hyperin, quercetin, rutin, ferulic and sinapic acids; beta-sitosterol glucoside.Mussaenda glabra Vahl (tropical Himalayas from Nepal eastwards, Bihar, Bengal and Assam) is known as Son- aaruupaa in Assam. An infusion of the leaves is used for cough, asthma, recurrent fevers; also as a diuretic in dropsy.
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