Paparatte PRODUCT NAME
Cassia hirsuta Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Paparatte |
| Local Name: | Paparatte (Irula + Kurumba); Hindi-Chakunda; Tamil-Thagarai; Telugu-Tantipu. |
| Family: | Caesalpiniaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small shrub Flower: In axillary corymbosa racemes, yellow Fruit: A pod, sessile sub terete ribbed, hirsute. Seeds many, transverse. Shrub with tomentose Branchlets, whole hairy |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | American Samoa |
| Description: | 800 – 1400m in waste land, fallow lands. Native of Tropical America now established in tropics |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Root used in preparation o f medicine for asthma. Root paste applied to the breast of lactating mothers to release milk |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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