Akkapana (Cathedral bells)

Scientific name:	Kalanchoe laciniata*
Family name:	CRASSULACEAE
English name:	Cathedral bells
Local name:	Akkapana
Description:	Perennial herb, about 1 m tall, glabrous; stems stout. Leaves bipinnatifid, very succulent, 7.5-10(-18) cm long, up to 20 cm wide; petiole-like base 2-4(-6) cm long. Inflorescence 12-25 cm long, cymose; cymes lax, many-flowered. Flowers yellow; pedicel6-9 mm long; corolla tube 5-6 mm long. Fruit a follicle, 0.8-1 cm long.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	none
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for : Menorrhagia, Hemorrhoids Ulcers Renal Stones Abscesses Wounds Cuts Boils Ulcers Diarrhoea Vomiting Inflammation PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT: Leaves RELATED  MEDICINAL  PROPERTIES: Pacifies vitiated Vata, Pitta Lowers Cholesterol Pain reliever Local anaesthetic source by .instituteofayurveda.org