Common Name
English :
Hindi :
Manipuri :Samu mana manbi
Scientific Name
Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)
Family :Begoniaceae
Genus :Begonia
Species :picta Smith.
Habit :Succulent herb
Parts Used :Leaf, Root
Mode of Preparation :Leaves crushed with water for paste. Root boiled for extract.
Mode of use :Decoction
Ingredients :
Ailment Treated:Leaf extract is used in dysentery. Hot fomented leaf is applied to wounds for early suppuration. The boiled extract of root is used in dysentery and diarrhoea.
Source:Wild in moist shady places.
