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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH187 : Sopubia delphinifolia (L.) G. Don

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 361  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Scrophulariales
Family : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family
Genus : Sopubia
Species : Sopubia delphinifolia
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Scrophulariaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Common Sopubia, Dudhali,
 
Synonym : Parasopubia delphinifolia (L.) H.-P.Hofm. & Eb. Fisch.
Gerardia delphiniifolia L.
Description : Common Sopubia is a widely found root-parasite herbage in India. Its juice is reported to possess healing properties for sores caused by moisture and is also reported to be an abortifacient. Erect herb, stem grooved, branched, spotted with purple. As the name delphinifolia suggests, its leaves are like those of Delphihiums. Rosy white trumpet shaped flowers with long necks, appear along the stem. It is common in moist grasslands. It is distributed in Western Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Shimoga. Flowering: August-January.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : Root—juice applied to sores on feet, caused by constant exposure to water and moisture,
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : 6-prenylisocaviunin
Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :