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| Botanical Name |
Abrus
precatorius |
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| Common Name |
English:
Weather plant. |
| Family |
Leguminosae
(Fabaceae) |
| Parts Used |
Seeds,
leaves, root. |
| Medicinal Property |
The
leaf juice is sweet in taste and used to treat hoar senses. The leaf juice
mixed with oil is applied on painful swellings of the body. Seeds are used
as beads for rosaries. The root is used as a substitute of liquorice. |
| Chemistry |
Plant
contains glycyrrhizin and the seeds contain Lax albumin “Abrin”. |
| Description |
It
is a perennial plant with multiple branches, deciduous climber with a
maximum height of 4cm. Flowers are pale purple in colour. Seeds are
scarlet and black. |
| Distribution |
Native
of Tropics, commonly occurring in a height of 1200 m above sea level. |
| Economics |
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| Warning |
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