Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
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Cleome rutidosperma

Family: Cleomaceae (Spider Flower family)
Genus: Cleome
Botanical name: Cleome rutidosperma
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit:
Hindi:
English: Fringed Spider Flower, Purple Cleome
Malayalam: Nilavala, Kattukadku

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Fringed Spider Flower is an erect, branched, annual herb, growing up to 15-100 cm tall. The plant has angular stems and trifoliolate leaves on stalk. Each leaflet is somewhat diamond-shaped. The flowers are very small (about 15 mm across) with upward pointing purple petals and protruding stamens and pistil.
Plant infusion used for bathing to relive general sickness and uneasiness of the body.