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| Botanical Name | Datura metel L. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Karuoomathai |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Description | Leaves alternate, large, entire, ovate to lanceolate, acute, flowers axillary, solitary, fruit ellipsoid, 4- celled capsule, covered with long slender spines |
| Medicinal uses | • Fever |
| • diarrhoea | |
| • asthma | |
| • muscular sprains and | |
| • improving fertility in men and women | |
| Places / Locations | * Vellamalaipatti village, Madurai District |
| * Cudallore District | |
| * Kancheepuram District | |
| * Nagapattinam District | |
| * Kanjamalai Hills, Salem | |
