Pathudu/ Melastoma malabathricum/ Indian Rhododendron/ KshudraJaleshani

శాస్త్రీయ నామం : Melastoma malabathricum
తెలుగు పేరు     :       పాతుడు 

సంస్కృతం        :      क्षुद्र  जलेशनी 
                              खर पत्री, स्वभ्र पुष्पी  
हिंदी                  :          लाखेरी 

English          :      Indian Rhododendron 

రంగు/లు         :       ఊదా  రంగు 

Description:

Melastoma malabathricum  which belongs to the family of Melastomataceae, a evergreen shrub found throughout the moist parts of India, Thailand, Malaysia and other S.E. Asian countries.


Medicinal  Properties:
It is commonly being used by folk practitioners of above mentioned countries for the treatment of  diarrhoea  dysentery and fever by which the antibacterial action of the plant can be inferred.

Courtesy: Thesis of DR. ARCHANA HEGDE .M