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[[File:Embelia ribes 07.JPG|150px|thumb|right|''Embelia Ribes'']]
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[[Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) (29680066960).jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Latakasturi'']]
  
'''Embelia Ribes''' is a scandent shrub or climbing plant producing stems up to 20 metres long. It is widely distributed throughout India. In Ayurveda, it is considered widely beneficial in variety of diseases and is also used in homeopathy.  
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'''Latakasturi''' is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits
  
'''Uses:''' Stomach ache, Apeworms, Snakebites, Flatulence, Skin eruptions, Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Skin eruptions, Flatulence, Colic, Gas problems.
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'''Uses:''' Fever, Controls hysteria, Stimulates sexual desire, Inflammation, Gastric, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.
  
'''Chemical Composition:''' Embelia ribes berries contain several chemical constituents like embelin, volatile oil, fixed oil, resin, tannin, christembine (alkaloid), phenolic acids like caffeic acid.
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'''Chemical Composition:''' Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides.
  
  
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<span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Abelmoschus moschatus - Latakasturi|Read more]]</span>

Revision as of 11:19, 23 January 2019

150px|thumb|right|Latakasturi

Latakasturi is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits

Uses: Fever, Controls hysteria, Stimulates sexual desire, Inflammation, Gastric, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.

Chemical Composition: Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides.


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