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| Botanical Name | Pedalium murex L. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Yanai Nerunjil |
| Family | Pedaliaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Herb |
| Description | Leaves glaucous green, ovate, long petioled, flowers axillary solitary yellow, pedicle short, fruits spinous |
| Medicinal uses | • Gastric ulcer |
| • asthma | |
| • heart problems | |
| • carminative and | |
| • spasmodic affections | |
| Places / Locations | * Chitteri Hills-Dharmapuri District |
| * Thoothukudi District | |
| * Pavalamalai District | |
| * Pillur valley, Coimbatore District | |
| * Burgur Reserve Forest, Erode District | |
