Gurrapu Kadiyalu/ Clerodendrum infortunatum/ Hill Glory Bower

శాస్త్రీయ నామం : Clerodendrum infortunatum/
                              Clerodendrum Viscosum
తెలుగు పేరు     :        గుర్రపు  కడియాలు    

సంస్కృతం        :       भाण्डीर , स्थौनेयक ,

                                    बर्हिपर्णी 

हिंदी                  :             भांट  
English          :    Hill Glory Bower
రంగు/లు         :          తెలుపు 
Description : The base of the leaf is heart-shaped. White flowers, tinged with pink, occur in large panicles. The five white petals are tinged pink at the base. Four long stamens, 3 cm, protrude out of the flower. Flowering: March-April..

Extract of the leaves is given orally in fever and bowel troubles in the Kuki and Rongmei tribes in the North-East India. Fresh leaf-juice is introduced in the rectum for removal of ascarids. Leaves and flowers are used to cure scorpion sting.

Courtesy: Flowers of India