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संस्कृत नाम- सर्पाक्षी
Botanical name - Polygonum plebeium
Description -
Woody diffuse herbs. Ocreae obliquely tubular, laciniate. Leaves subsessile, oblong, apiculate. Flowers pink, in axillary clusters. Nut trigonous.
Chemical_Constituents-
Whole plant contains tannin. Rootstock contains oxymethylanthraquinone. Flowers contain oleanolic and betulinic acid, epi-friedelinol and Beta-sitosterol , quercetin-3-arabinoside and quercetin-3-rutinoside.
Uses -
Plant given in bowel complaints and pneumonia.
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