Linn.Family: Sterculiaceae.
Habitat: A shrub cultivated as an ornamental throughout the hotter parts of India.
Ayurvedic: Bandhujiva, Bandhuuka, Arkavallabha.Folk: Gul-dupahariaa.Action: Capsule—mucilaginous, used for the diseases of the bowels; a decoction is used as emollient. Root—astringent, antibilious, antiphlegmonous, febrifuge.
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