Microcos_paniculata

<i>Microcos paniculata</i>

Microcos paniculata

Species of shrub

Microcos paniculata is a flowering shrub native to China and south-east Asia including India.[2] It is also included in Indian Ayurveda. It is sometimes added to Chinese herbal tea,[3] having a mildly sour taste. In traditional Chinese medicine the plant is believed to help the digestive system, and it is also used for other health problems including colds, hepatitis, diarrhea, heat stroke, and dyspepsia.[4]

Quick Facts Microcos paniculata, Scientific classification ...

Common names[5][6]

  • Burmese - Myaya (မြရာ)
  • Hindi - Shiral (शिरल)
  • Marathi - Shirali
  • Konkani(Goa)- Asali
  • Tamil - Visalam
  • Malayalam - Kottakka
  • Kannada - Biliyabhhrangu
  • Bengali - Asar
  • Sinhala - Keliya (කෑලිය) /

Kohu-kirilla (කොහු-කිරිල්ල)

References

  1. [1]
    "Microcos paniculata L. — the Plant List".
  2. [2]
    Microcos paniculata, South China Botanical Garden Herbarium via Flora of China
  3. [3]
    "What is Wang Lao Ji made from?– Part 3 of 7 Microcos paniculata Linn". Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  4. [4]
    Hing Kwok Chu, Joe (July 7, 2011), bù zhā yè 布渣葉, Complementary and Alternative Healing University
  5. [5]
    "Microcos paniculata - Shiral".
  6. [6]
    "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details".
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