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Eriocaulon ceylanicum Körn.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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Previous name used in the website: |
Eriocaulon ceylanicum |
Family name: |
ERIOCAULACEAE
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English name: |
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Sinhala name: |
Kokmota (කොක්මොට)
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Conservation status: |
EN - Endangered - NRL - 2020
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Description: |
Perennial forming dense tussock. Scapes solitary in each leaf-cluster, well exceeding the leaves, (10-) 15 - 45 cm high, 0.7 - 1 mm in diameter, 6 - 7-ribbed; sheaths expanded at the mouth, oblique slit, acute. Capitulum hemispherical becoming depressed-globose, pure white or greyish tinged. Flowers 3-merous there arrangement variable but often the large peripheral flowers female. Seeds 0.7 - 0.8 mm long, broadly ellipsoid, pale to mid brown.
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Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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Edible parts: |
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Treatment for: |
Leucorrhoea Urinary Tract Infections Liver Diseases Splenomegaly Jaundice
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Parts used in Treatment: |
Entire Plant
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Related Medical Properties: |
Pacifies Pitta dosha
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