Modathike PRODUCT NAME
Clerodendron serratum (Linn.) Moon = Volkameria serrata, Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Modathike |
| Local Name: | Modathike (Kurumba); Tamil-Chiru dekku, Siru Thaeku, Kattu uerukku; Hindi-Barangi. |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized. Flower: In terminal panicles, violet. Fruit: A 4 lobed drupe, purple. Stem 4 angled Bee activity observed when flowering. Cattle eat the leaves |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above 1000m especially on cleared slopes, chiefly in damp places. Distributed along Sri Lanka, India, Himalaya, Burma |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets roots |
| Uses: | Leaves paste an effective medicine for wounds and cuts. Sticks used in Kurumba medicine to enable children late in walking, to walk Root has medicinal properties and used to cure pimples. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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