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Phyla nodiflora

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Growing on the ghats (bathing place) in Varanasi.

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Phyla nodiflora - Wikiwand

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frog fruit, sawtooth fogfruit, turkey tangle

Phyla nodiflora

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James McNair
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James McNair
Common names in India include bukkan (Hindi), ratolia, vakkan (Marathi), podutalai (Tamil), vasir, and vasuka (Sanskrit). It is used medicinally to treat suppuration, common colds, and lithiasis.

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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016

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