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Today I want to tell you about a plant that we use to decorate our homes. The name of this plant is combretum indicum. Some medicinal properties are also present in this plant, which can be used to overcome many problems.
Combretum indicum plant is a species of vine. People use it to decorate their homes but they do not know about its medicinal properties.
The flowers of this plant are of three colours. It is white in color at night, by noon the color of these flowers becomes light pink and by evening it becomes dark pink.
The flowers of combretum indicum give a very nice fragrance at night.
Their mild fragrance brings peace to the mind.
Little is known about the medicinal properties of this plant.
Uses
1. Its fruits can be chewed as a remedy for cough, and its crushed fruits and seeds are believed to be applied externally to ease nephritis. In many places, a decoction of a root is taken to treat arthritis.
2.Seeds of this plant have been used to treat roundworms and pinworms. It is toxic to the parasite and kills it in the digestive tract.
3.Its leaves can be used to treat skin problems. The juice of its leaves is used for skin problems like boils and ulcers.
4. It is also used for headache, which helps in reducing the pain.
5.Its fruits are used for the treatment of diarrhea and fever.
6. The fruits of its creeper are also helpful in reducing kidney inflammation or in the treatment of nephritis.
I have also planted a plant of combretum indicum on the windowsill of my house and it has grown quite big now. Now flowers have started coming on them and these flowers smell my house with their fragrance.