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'''Latakasturi''' (Abelmosk, ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow,<ref name="musk" /> musk okra, musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra) 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, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.  ==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}. ==Chemical Composition==Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides. Flowers contain flavonoids, myricetin, its glucoside and cannabistrin and petals contain myricetin and its glucoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}

== Characteristics Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-5 palmately lobed with serrated margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

The seeds have ===Flower==={{Flower|bisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|8-12|Flowers regular, bisexual, involucral bracts 8-12, hibiscus-like, usually watermelon pink but sometimes white or cream - always with a sweetdark center, floweryvery prolific and are borne between October and April in some places, heavy fragrance similar to that depending on the timing of musk (hence its specific epithet moschātus, scientific Latin for ‘musk’).the wet season}}

Despite its tropical origin===Fruit==={{Fruit|hirsute|6-8 cm long|Fruit a hirsute capsule, 6-8 cm long, the plant is frostovoid-hardy.cylindrical|With hooked hairs|}}

== Uses of the plant =Other features===

*Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk*Different parts ==List of the plant have uses Ayurvedic medicine in Ayurveda herbal medicine.*In industry which the root mucilage provides sizing for paper; tobacco herb is sometimes flavoured with the flowers.used==*The leaves and roots are helpful in treating gonorrhea and venereal diseases.<ref name="treating" />[[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''

==Common How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position[<ref name=="How to plant/cultivate"/>

== References Photo Gallery== <references><ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="musk140px">[httpFile:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage://wwwAgrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.ars-grin2004.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon0.pl?623 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy"]jpg</refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="treatingchemical composition">[http://www.himalayawellnessmpbd.cominfo/herbfinderplants/abelmoschus-moschatus.htm php "himalaya herb findermedicinal plants"]</ref></references>

<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Abelmoschus_moschatus.PDF "botonical plants"]</ref>

*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelmoschus_moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus]*[http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/abelmoschus-moschatus.htm Ambrette Plant, Musk Mallow]*[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Abelmoschus+moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus"practical palnts"]</ref></references>