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| Botanical Name | Corchorus olitorius L. |
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| Tamil Name | Pinnaku keerai |
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| Family | Malvaceae |
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| Cotyledon | Dicot |
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| Habit | Herb |
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| Description | Leaves alternate, inflorescence axillary or leaf opposed, flowers yellow, fruits siliquiform capsules, seeds numerous pendulous |
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| Medicinal uses | • Purgative |
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| | • carminative |
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| | • dysentry |
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| | • pectoral pains and |
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| | • anti-tumor |
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| Places / Locations | * Kurumalai Hills, Thoothukudi District |
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| | * Burgur Reserve Forest, Erode District |
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| | * Tiruchengode, Namakkal District |
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| | * Ariyalur Black Cotton Soils |
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| | * Vedaranyam Coastal Plains, Nagapattinam District |
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