Buthsarana (Indian shot)

Buthsarana

Scientific name:	Canna indica *
Family name:	CANNACEAE
English name:	Indian shot
Local name:	Buthsarana
Description:	A medium sized perennial herb; rhizomes thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, purple; tillering prolific, stems trigonous. Leaves green, oblong. Inflorescences erect spikes. Flowers hermaphrodite, red; staminodes long and narrow. Fruit a capsule. Seeds small, globular, black.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	none
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for : Gastrointestinal Disorders Acute Jaundice type of Hepatitis External wounds bleeding Tonsillitis Cancers Malaria PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT- Rhizome Flowers Leaves                            RELATED  MEDICINAL  PROPERTIES Antipyretic Demulcent Diaphoretic Diuretic

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