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Medicinal Plants of India8
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MedicinalPlantsofIndia
IndianFumitory
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Commonname:IndianFumitoryGaro:Pidpapra,ShahtraHindi:Papara,Pit
papraMalayalam:ParpatakamNepali:
DhukureSanskrit:Parpata,Parpatakah
Telugu:Chatarashi
Botanicalname: FumariaindicaFamily:Fumariaceae(Fumitoryfamily)
Synonyms:Fumariaparvifloravar.indica,Fumariavaillantiivar.indica
Indian Fumitory is a delicate muchbranched annual herb with clusters of tiny palepinkish to whitish
flowers,each56mmlong.Sepalsareminute.Upperpetalhasshort,somewhatdowncurvedsaclike
spur. Flowerstalks are erect, as long or slightly shorter than the laceshaped bracts. Leaves are 23
timescutintonarrowpointedsegments,about1mmbroad.Stemsareglaucous,leafy,530cmlong.
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MedicinalPlantsofIndia
Fruitisround,about2mm.IndianFumitoryisfoundthroughouttheHimalayas,uptoaltitudesof2400
m.Flowering:AprilMay.
Medicinaluses: TheplantissoldunderthenamepitpaprainAyurvedicbazaars.Itisalsousedin
the Unani system of medicine and incorporated into trifala shahtara. Indian Fumitory is used in aches
and pains, diarrhoea, fever, influenza and liver complaints. The herb mixed with honey mar be taken
internallytopreventvomiting.Acoldinfusionoftheplantisusedtotreatwastingdiseasesofchildren
and to help cooling during fever and in the treatment of constipation and dyspepsia. It is used as a
blood purifier for skin diseases and applied externally in leucoderma and as a fomentation for swollen
joints.Thedriedplantisalsousedasananthelmintic,diureticanddiaphoreticand,incombinationwith
blackpepper,forjaundice.
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