Latin Name(s): Cressa cretica Linn

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Sanskrit / Indian Name (s): Rudandi

Cure for: According to Ayurveda, it is a small, bitter, pungent, rough and hot in properties. The whole plant is used for medicinal purposes. It pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta doshas. It is useful herb for asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, anorexia, anemia, diabetes and skin disease.