Description
It is a herb used for the Ayurvedic treatment of warts, skin diseases, tumors and has anti-cancerous property.
Podophyllum hexandrum is succulent erect herb, glabrous, up to 30 cm tall with creeping long knotty rhizomes. Stem one or two, simple, leafy without a top. Leaves alternate, palmate, deeply divided in 3-5 lobes, toothed, purple spotted. Flowers are white to pinkish in color, Sepals are 3 in number and petaloid.
Stamens are usually 6. Fruits are ovoid, pulpy 5 cm long and scarlet when ripe. Rhizomes are used for typhoid fever, jaundice, dysentery, chronic hepatitis, scrofula, rheumatism, skin diseases, tumerous growth, kidney & bladder problems. The plant is also used for gonorrhea and syphilis. The podophyllum is used as a purgative and also for treatment of vaginal warts.Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Podophyllum hexandrum care