Sunday, June 22, 2008

EPHEDRA GERARDIANA | asmaniya | khanda | budshur..

EPHEDRA GERARDIANA

COMMON NAMES:-asmaniya,khanda,budshur

NATURE:-It is a small shrub. It is a shrub which has height about 1 meter. mostly there steems are timbered lower, branches almost look like whorled which are initially a little scattering and after that climbing upwards.

LEAVES:-leaves compact to little 2- notched sheath.

FLOWERS: flowers jointly in ovate point.

FRUITS:-fruits are mostly 9 mm long , ovoid , red , and they are luscious bracts.

MEDICINAL USES:-the drug which obtained from this is useful as a stimulant for heart. In the cases where heart is affected by infections of pneumonia. . it has been also used in rashes.

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