The herbal plant is not only used as an anticoagulant, antiseptic, depurative, and febrifuge but it is also employed in decoction and the fresh leaves by crushing and applying externally as a poultice. Further the herbal is employed in the treatment of skin disorders like boils and abscesses, weeping eczema, ringworm, mouth complicacies, viz., stomatitis, laryngitis, acute tonsillitis, injuries, and bites from snakes and bugs, and other traumatic injuries, including swellings and activating blood circulation.
Author(s) Details:
M. Neshwari Devi,
Department of Chemistry, Waikhom Mani Girls’ College, Thoubal-795138, India.
N. Sangbanbi Devi,
Department of Botany, Imphal College, Imphal-795001, India.
S. R. Singh,
Department of Botany, United College, Chandel-795127, India.