Rubia cordifolia
Manjistha
Description:
It can grow to 1.5 m in height. The evergreen leaves are 5–10 cm long and 2–3 cm broad, produced in whorls of 4-7 starlike around the central stem. It climbs with tiny hooks at the leaves and stems. The flowers are small (3–5 mm across), with five pale yellow petals, in denseracemes, and appear from June to August, followed by small (4–6 mm diameter) red to black berries. The roots can be over 1 m long, up to 12 mm thick. It prefers loamy soils with a constant level of moisture. Madders are used as food plants for the larvae of some Lepidopteraspecies including Hummingbird hawk moth. It is used for all types of skin and digestive system diseases.
Roots
Uses
1. Used to reduce acidity.
2. Used to reduce dark circle.
3. Used to clear the chickenpox.
4. Used over hepatitis.
5. Used if physical damage of skin.
6. Used for all type of skin diseases.
