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Hill Glorybower

Submitted by admin on 31 July 2026
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Scientific name
Clerodendrum infortunatum
English Name
Hill Glorybower
Malayalam name
പെരുവെലം,പേരേലിയം
Common name
Hill Glorybower

Description

  1. Habit : Shrub
  2. Habitat : well-drained loamy soil with partial shade and moderate watering
  3. Leaves : ovate or round, base heart-shaped, margin entire or finely toothed, tip tapering
  4. Flowers : white with purplish pink or dull purple
  5. Bark : grey and corky
  6. Fruits : berry, globose, turned bluish-black or black when ripe
Uses

Fever, Bowel troubles,worm removal

Parts used
Leaves
How to use
  • Fever & Bowel troubles : Extract of the leaves is given orally in fever and bowel troubles in the Kuki and Rongmei tribes in the North-East India. 
  • Worm removal : Fresh leaf-juice is introduced in the rectum for removal of small intestine worms. 
  • Poison : Leaves and flowers are used to cure scorpion sting.
Conservation

Propagation & Cultivation

 It is propagated mainly by stem cuttings, root suckers, or division of clumps.Grow in well-drained, fertile soil with full sun to partial shade. Water regularly and prune after flowering to encourage healthy growth.