3) Indian Mallow (Abution indicum)

Brief description:

Indian Mallow is a much-branded, half-woody, erect shrub. It grows up to 2 meters high. The leaves are green, entire or equally toothed. The flowers are solitary, yellow, opening in the evenings. The fruit is a rounded capsule. It grows in grasslands, gardens and waste lands.

Medicinal Uses:

Soothes and protects the alimentary tract and relieves inflammations.

• Brings down fever.
• Softens inflamed parts.
• Promotes the flow of Urine.
• Laxative in nature.
• Promotes the removal of the mucous secretions from the bronchial tubes.
• Useful in the treatment of the chronic inflammation of the urethra and urinary bladder.

How to Use:

• The leaves of this plant soothe and protect the alimentary tract and relieve inflammation, they are given in decoction for bronchitis, diarrhoea, inflammation of the bladder, urethra and fevers. The same decoction is also advised for fermentation over the parts of the body for its softening action.
• The Decoction of the bark promotes the flow of urine.

Parts Used:

The whole plant.

Dose:

Normal. (Refer the instruction page)