Yes a very common plant of shady habitats throughout India and elsewhere.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Nidhanji > After you identified it I just found from the net its medicinal values and > was astonished > *Uses : *Oxalis Corniculata plant is anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, > astringent, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, lithontripic, > stomachic and styptic. It is used in the treatment of influenza, fever, > urinary tract infections, enteritis, diarrhea, traumatic injuries, sprains > and poisonous snake bites. An infusion can be used as a wash to rid children > of hookworms. The plant is a good source of vitamin C and is used as an > antiscorbutic in the treatment of scurvy. > > The leaves are used as an antidote to poisoning by the seeds of Datura > spp., arsenic and mercury. The leaf juice is applied to insect bites, burns > and skin eruptions. It has an antibacterial activity. > > Yellow, orange and red to brown dyes are obtained from the flowers. The > boiled whole plant yields a yellow dye. An infusion of leaves is used to > remove opacities of the cornea and is dropped into the eyes for itching > lids. A decoction of leaves is used as a gargle. > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This is Oxalis corniculata, Oxalidaceae. Very common and not a climber. >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> >> >
