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Go BackDatura metel
| Binomial Name | Datura metel |
| Common name | Devil’s Trumpet |
| Tamil name | கரு ஊமத்தை |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Morphology | Shrub, Leaves are simple and alternately arranged, with wavy, or entire margins. Flowers are in white with purple tinged within. Fruit are globose with armed capsule. It will be in green when young, later brown. |
| Medicinal properties | * Well known for insecticidal, herbicidal, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatoid activity. * It is also rich in Alkaloidal compounds. * It is used for the treatment of stomach and intestinal pain * Juice of this fruit is applied to the scalp to treat dandruff and hairfall. |
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