Morinda coreia (Ahu)

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Morinda coreia*




Scientific name : Morinda coreia*

Family name : RUBIACEAE

English name :

Local name : Ahu

Description :

Small tree to 6(-10) m, bark palid to yellowish. Stipules3-8 mm long. Leaves elliptic, 6-12(-12) x (1.5-)3.5-6(-8) cm. Petiole up to 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence a capitulum. Flowers 5(rarely 6) merous. Corolla white, tube 10-15 mm long. Syncarp1.5-2.5 cm diam.

Status : Native

Edible parts : none

Ayurvedic usage :
Treatment for-

Gout
Cysts
Wounds
Amenorrhoea
Fevers
Dysentery
PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT-

Roots
Leaves
Bark
Fruits
RELATED  MEDICINAL  PROPERTIES-

Purgative
Amapachana
Rattapitta nashaka