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'''Leea indica''' is an erect shrub to small tree, often with several stems. It usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 16 metres, with stems around 19cm in diameter. Plants are frequently stilt-rooted. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is locally cultivated in India and China for medicinal purposes. It is often grown as an ornamental and is also grown as a green manure.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Severe cough}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Body pains}}, {{Uses|Dizziness}}, {{Uses|Body pains}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Sleeplessness}}, {{Uses|Muscular pain}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Intestinal cancer}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young shoots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Chatri|en=Bandicoot berry|gu=|hi=Kukur jihwa|kn=Gadhapatri|ks=|ml=Nakku|mr=Karkani|pa=|ta=Nalava|te=Amkador}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Air layering}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Succeeds in full or partial sun, preferring a moist, fertile, well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Swamp forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-montane forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Along rivers}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|On limestone}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "https://ayurwiki.org/index.php?title=Leea_indica&action=edit Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bandicoot%20Berry.html Leea indica on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/14130 Leea indica on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ https://www.greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/view/1602 Leea indica on greenpharmacy.info]
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