Miracle Leaf Plant
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Scientific name
Bryophyllum pinnatum
English Name
Miracle Leaf Plant
Malayalam name
ഇലമുളച്ചി
Common name
Life Plant
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : found in tropical and sub-tropical areas
- Leaves : smooth,glossy,fleshy
- Flowers : Attractive,bell-shaped,pendulous,held in large stalked panicles
- Fruits : Membranous follicles covered by persistent flower parts
How to use
- Leaf pulp applied topically as poultices for skin lesions, sores, inflammation.
- Leaf paste applied to chest to relieve coughs
Uses
Skin lesions,inflammation,headaches,cough,dysentery
Parts used
Leaves
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
This plant reproduces by seed and also produces plantlets along the edges of its leaves. Its fleshy (i.e. succulent) leaves are capable of taking root and developing into new plants after being broken off the main plant or being dumped in garden waste.
