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Go BackAbelmoschus esculentus
| BINOMIAL NAME | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| COMMON NAME | Lady's Finger |
| FAMILY | Malvaceae |
| TAMIL NAME | வெண்டைக்காய் |
| HABIT | Annual herb |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stems are succulent,leaf-lamina are suborbicular in outline, palmatifid,lobed.Flowers are yellow with purple centre,long,stout, thickened.Fruits are long,ellipsoid to very narrowly ellipsoid, at first appressed-setose and pubescent, later glabrescent. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES | 1) It is rich in antioxidants that prevent body from free radicals that damage cells. 2) It is used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, digestive diseases and some cancers. 3) It is used to treat immune deficiency. 4) It helps body in blood clotting. |
| SOURCE | • https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:558006-1 •https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-okra" |
