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Sanskrit Names |
Blepharis edulis / Blepharis persica.
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Sunishannaka, Uttagana |
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 Blepharis edulis is a small,
grey-pubescent or nearly glabrous perennial herb found in
the Thar desert and in Africa.
The stem is rigid and leaves are four in each node. The
flowers are blue, in strobilate inflorescence. The capsules
are 2-seeded. Blepharin was identified from the seeds. The
seeds are considered aphrodisiac, and are also resolvent and
diuretic.
Used in Tentex Royal.
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