Dhamaso leaves

Common on sandy to gravelly habitats, this is a much branched annual pale green under shrub. Leaves uni or trifoliolate with stipular spines. Flowers pinkish purple. Fruit hairy capsule rounded at base. Seed ovoid. Flowering and fruiting in September-February.

Part used: Whole plant

Usage: Decoction of the whole plant cures fever, smallpox, eczema and other skin diseases. Plant paste applied  externally to abscesses and wounds. Powdered leaves and flowers are given in vomiting and diarrhoea. Decoction of leaves and twigs is blood purifier. Smoke from whole plant inhaled to treat asthmatic attack.

Agrotechniques : It is naturally occurring weed, hence directly collected from the nature. No Agrotechniques are available.