Ayyapana
Scientific name
Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Common name
Ayyapana
Malayalam name
അയ്യപ്പന
Description
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Grown as medicinal plant
- Leaves : simple, opposite, narrowly elliptic
- Achenes : narrowly oblong,
- Flowering & Fruiting: January-March
How to use
- The leaves are used in ulcer, cough, asthma, fever, stomach troubles, piles, skin irruptions and scabies.
Parts used
Leaves
Uses
Cardiotonic and digestive.
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated by seeds.It grows well in warm,humid tropical climates and well-drained, fertile, loamy soil is ideal.