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Lobelia nicotianifolia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Campanulaceae

Genus
  
Lobelia

Order
  
Asterales

Subfamily
  
Lobelioideae

Rank
  
Species

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Lobelia niihauensis, Lobelia aberdarica, Lobelia rhombifolia, Lobelia thapsoidea, Lobelia arnhemiaca

Lobelia nicotianifolia is a species of flowering plant with a distribution primarily across India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly called wild tobacco, because the leaves resemble tobacco leaves. It is a poisonous plant.

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Flowering

December.

Medicinal uses

Lobelia nicotianifolia is used in India to treat bronchitis, asthma, and insect and scorpion bites and to induce nausea and vomiting

Common names

  • English: Wild tobacco
  • Hindi: धवल Dhawal, नरसल Narasala
  • Marathi: Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
  • Tamil: Upperichedi, காட்டுப்புகையிலை Kattu-p-pukaiyilai
  • Malayalam: Kattupokala, കാട് പുകയില Kaat Pukayila
  • Telugu: అడవి పొగాకు Adavipogaku
  • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kadahogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು Kaadu Tambaaku
  • Bengali: Badanala
  • Gujarati: નળી Nali
  • Sinhala: Wal dunkola
  • Konkani: बकनल Baknal
  • Sanskrit: म्रित्युपुष्प Mrityupushpa, म्रदुछड़ Mriduchhada, महानाला Mahanala, सुराद्रुम Suradruma
  • Bengali: নাল Nala, বাদানাল Badanala

    • References

    Lobelia nicotianifolia Wikipedia
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