Leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 47349 | |||||
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Plant Name | 122.00 ACANTHACEAE Justicia adhatoda | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | India | TDWG Region | India | ||
| Parts Held | Leaves | Geography Description | India | ||
| Uses | Leaves Use: MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 16 A 1 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | India Museum Date: 00/00/1880x0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: The leaves of this shrub are elliptic oblong, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, upper surface dark green, under the surface much lighter, margins waved petioles 1/2 in long, leaf length 4 - 5 ins breadth 1 1/2 - 1 3/4ins, venation reticul, ated, taste bitter. A considerable reputation as an expectorant amongst native practitioners in the neighbourhood, and esteemed in other parts of the country. | ||||