Phyla nodiflora

Binomial Name : Phyla nodiflora
Common Name : Frog fruit
Tamil Name : Poduthalai ( பொடுதலை )
Family : Verbenaceae
Place : Kunichampattu, Pondicherry
Date : Sep 2015

Uses

---> It is used medicinally to treat suppuration, common colds, and lithiasis.
---> The juice of the plant is cooling and is used to relieve fevers, coughs and colds
---> The aroma of the inhaled plant is breathed in to treat coughs and colds
---> The juice of the root is used in the treatment of gastric troubles
---> The whole plant is used for wound, burning sensation,diarrhoea, knee joint pain, fever and swelling
---> Best used for Snake Bite