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| Botanical Name | Corchorus acutangulus Lam. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Peratti |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Herb |
| Description | Leaves serrate, lower pair of teeth usually prolonged into hairs, flowers small, seeds numerous |
| Medicinal uses | • Fever |
| • dysentry | |
| • anaemia | |
| • anticancer and | |
| • cardiovascular | |
| Places / Locations | * Thoothukudi District |
| * Ammankkuruchi reserve forest, Pudukkottai district | |
| * Thanjavur Delta regions | |
| * Vedaranyam Wetlands, Nagapattinam District | |
| * Sivaganga Agricultural Lands | |
