Molonda PRODUCT NAME
Plumbago zeylanica Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Molonda |
| Local Name: | Molonda (Kurumba); Tamil-Kodivaeli, Chithiramoolam; Hindi-Chitrak, Chita; Marati+Kannada-Chitramula; Gujarati-Chitaro; Bengali-Chitra; Telugu-Agnimata; Malayalam-Thumba; Oriya-Chitramulo |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
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| Product Description: | A perennial shrub Flower: In racemes, white Fruit: A capsule enclosed in persistent calyx, 5 valved. Seeds flat, dark brown or black. Other: Branches ascending. Flowers with glandular stalked calyx. Good fodder species, relished by goats Miscellaneous Caterpillars of the Zebra Blue Butterfly feed on the plant. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Common in scrub jungles, wastelands and fallow lands. On hills up to 1400m.Throughout the tropics and subtropics |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets roots |
| Uses: | The leaf called Kale keerai, in Tamil since it is a good medicine to cure kidney stones Root given orally, as medicine for dysentery |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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