Indigofera linnaei Ali
Family : Fabaceae
Common name : Latanai
Location : Konark, Odisha India
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Sandy ground near rivers or seashores
Medicinal uses:
✔ Whole plant is used in hepatitis, whooping cough.
✔ The plant leaves, flowers and tender shoots are used in leprosy and tumorous infection.
✔ The roots are chewed in toothache.
✔ The root bark is chomped in the mouth to relieve the abdominal pain.
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Bhubaneswar, Odisha