Jimsonweed
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Scientific name
Datura stramonium L.
English Name
Jimsonweed
Malayalam name
ഉമ്മം
Common name
Thorn apple
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Scrub jungles and wastelands
- Leaves : simple, ovate
- Flowers : white or purplish suffused
- Seeds : uniform
How to use
- Roasted leaves are used to treat eye pain, headache, enlargement of testicle and boils.
- Whole plant is used to treat pains of tumour
Parts used
Whole plant
Uses
Skin diseases, Ulcers
Propagation & Cultivation
The plant thrives best in areas of low rainfall where winter and monsoon rains are followed by long dry periods. the plant is propagated by seeds.
