Beheth anoda (Country mallow)

Beheth anoda

Scientific name:	Abutilon indicum ssp. guineense*
Family name:	MALVACEAE
English name:	Country mallow
Local name:	Beheth anoda
Description:	Woody herb or subshrub, erect, 0.3-0.5 2 m tall, densely pubescent. Leaves 2.5-5 x 2-5 cm, base cordate , margin serrate-dentate; petiole 0.5-5(-12.5) cm long; stipules 2-3 mm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, up to 3 cm diameter, tomentose; corolla yellow to orange yellow, lacking purple centre. Mericarps 15-20, white hairy. Seeds about 3, 1-1.5 mm diameter.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	none
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for- Ulcers Strangury Haematuria Leprosy Bleeding piles Bronchitis Bilious diarrhoea Gonorrhoea Inflammation of the bladder Fevers Toothache Gum diseases Puerperal diseases Urinary tract disorders Chronic dysentery Wounds Vaginal infections PARTS   USED  IN  TREATMENT: Leaves Roots Seeds source by  instituteofayurveda.org