- Family:
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Tiliaceae.
- Habitat:
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Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- English:
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Tamthar.
- Siddha/Tamil:
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Kullai.
- Folk:
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Dhohan (Rajasthan), Jalidar (Punjab), Kharamati (Maharashtra).
- Action:
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Root—antidiarrhoeal. Root and bark—used in genitourinary infections, syphilis and smallpox.
The methanol extract of the roots contain beta-carboline alkaloids, harman, harmine, harmol, harmalol and harmaline.
The roots are also used to treat cough.
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Khare, C. (2007). Grewia villosa Willd.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_712
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