Trees & Plants

Blistering ammania

Karanfui

Ammannia baccifera L.

Fairly common in marshy areas Leaves or the ashes of the plant mixed with oil is applied to cure rheumatism and herpetic eruptions. The plant is useful as a remedy for burning sensation, anorexia, dyspepsia, colic, strangury, seminal weakness, rheumatism and intermittent fevers.

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uses: Leaves or the ashes of the plant mixed with oil is applied to cure rheumatism and herpetic eruptions. The plant is useful as a remedy for burning sensation, anorexia, dyspepsia, colic, strangury, seminal weakness, rheumatism and intermittent fevers. 4; in
family: Lythraceae
synonym: Ammannia apiculata Koehne, Ammannia indica Lam.
description: Erect annual herbs; stem 4-angled or more or less winged. Leaves × simple, decussate, sessile, 2-6 0.5-0.8 cm, linear to elliptic, apex acute, base attenuate, chartaceous. Cymes dischasial, axillary. Flowers 4 or 5-merous, perigynous; pedicels, ca 2 mm long. Calyx tube 1-2 mm long, campanulate; lobes 4, 1-1.5 mm long, triangular. Petals absent. Stamens 4; filaments ca. 0.5 mm long. Ovary 1 mm in diam; ovules many; stigma capitate. Capsule 1.5-2 mm across, globose, exceeding calyx tube; seeds brownish, concavo-convex.
native range: Tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa
distribution: Tropical Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia
english names: Blistering ammania
flowering fruiting: September-December
occurrence maldives: Fairly common in marshy areas