Urena lobata

Urena lobata is a fast-growing, spreading, branched shrub that can reach a height of 4 - 5 metres. It is often treated as an annual, however, when it will reach a height of 0.5 - 2.5 metres and, if grown closely together, will not branch much.

Uses

Bowel complaints, Colic, Stomach-ache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Headache, Fractures, Wounds, Snake bites.

Parts Used

Young leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains alkaloids, cardiac glycoside, tannins, terpenoid and saponin.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬೆಂಡೆ Dodda bende, ಕಾಡು ತುತ್ತಿ Kaadu thutthi
Hindi	Bachita, Lapetua
Malayalam	Oorppanam, Uram
Tamil	Ottu-t-tutti
Telugu	Nalla benda, Padanikaada
Marathi	Ran tupkuda, Vanbhendi
Gujarathi	Vagadau bhindo
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Atibala, Bala
English	Aramina, Bur mallow

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The plant has spread widely as a weed throughout the wet to semi-arid tropics and into the subtropics. It is sometimes cultivated as an annual in cooler climates.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Waste places, Fallow fields, Plantations, Secondary growth.

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External Links

• Urena lobata on lucidcentral.org
• Urena lobata on indiabiodiversity.org