Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Climbing Flower Cup
Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Genus: Floscopa
Botanical name: Floscopa scandens
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit:
Hindi:
English: Climbing Flower Cup
Malayalam: Padthipullu
Genus: Floscopa
Botanical name: Floscopa scandens
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit:
Hindi:
English: Climbing Flower Cup
Malayalam: Padthipullu
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Creeping or ascending herb, up to 60cm long. Leaves lanceolate. Flowers white or lilac in panicles. Fruit capsule, seeds light orange or blue.
The juice of the stem is reported to be used for sore eyes. The plant is used in Malaya as an application for fractured bones.