Botanical name: Embelia tsjeriam-cottam Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonyms: Embelia basaal, Embelia robusta
Malabar Embelia is a shrub found in peninsular India, particularly on the Malabar region. It is also found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Sikkim, at altitudes of 400-1600 m. Leaves are generally at the end of branches, ovate, pointed, with entire margins. Flowers are borne in lateral racemes, which are 3 times shorter than the leaves. Flowers are very small, greenish yellow, with petals expanded, pointed. Berries are round, red when ripe, sweet tasting. The plant flowers in summer.
Medicinal uses: Seed is used as a vermifuge, the bark of the root in toothache and decoction of leaves as a gargle in sore-throat and in making a soothing ointment.
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