Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

70
Boraginaceae
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Brown
(Syn: Borago indicum L.)
English name:
Local name: Chota fulfa, Nila Karai.
Description:
An erect, annual herb, stems densely hispid with stinging hairs. Leaves alternate,
sessile, margin entire, base amplexicaul. Flowers in blue, turning pale pinkish
purple with age, in many-flowered cymes. Propagates by seeds.
Flowering Period:
May to October.
Habitat:
Generally found near villages, sandy and gravely places,
along tracks and moist areas.
Uses:
Juice of the leaves is applied to boils, against snake bit, and
also massaged on muscular swellings. The plant is
considered as a cure for fever. The plant is beneficial in
diseases of the eye, also considered as diuretic. A cold
infusion of the leaves is considered depurative pounded
with water and it is given as a drink to children for
dysentery.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Philippines, and
Mauritius.