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| Botanical Name | Randia dumetorum Lam. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Marukkalam |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Description | Opposite spines, white flowers turning yellow,yellow fruit and thorn fences |
| Medicinal uses | • Hepatic problems |
| • rhinitis | |
| • anti - inflammatory | |
| • diarrhoea and | |
| • dysentery | |
| Places / Locations | * Jawadhu Hill, Thiruvannamalai District |
| * Burgur Reserve Forest, Erode District | |
| * Kolli Hills, Namakkal District | |
| * Coimbatore foothills | |
| * Kanyakumari district | |