Leea macrophylla Roxb
Family ► Vitaceae.
Habitat ► North-Eastern India and in Western parts of Deccan Peninsula.
Folk ► Banachelt (Maharashtra), Banachalit (Bengal), Nalugu, Nellu (Kerala).
Action ► Leaves—applied to wounds. Root tubers—used for guineaworm. Plant—a host of the Indian lac insect.
Family ► Vitaceae.
Habitat ► Throughout hotter parts of India.
Ayurvedic ► Hastikanda, Hasti-karna Palaasha; Kekidandaa.
Folk ► Hatkan, Dholsamudra, Haath, Kaan.
Action ► Astringent, anodyne, styptic, antiseptic. Root tubers— astringent, mucilaginous; applied to wounds and sores; used for ringworm and guineaworm.
Leea indica Merrill.
Family ► Vitaceae.
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