Oxalis corniculata
Sans: Amlika
Hindi & Beng: Amrul sak, chuka tripati
Tel: Pulichinta
Mar: Ambuti, anjati, binsarpati
Tam: Puliyarai
Kan: Hulichikkai, pullum purachi, uppinasoppu
Mal: Puliyarel
Punjab: Amlika, khattamitha
Kumaon: Amelda, tipatia
Bhutan: Lunglubo
Assam: Changeritenga, tengeshi-tenga
Nepal: Zolaomi
Leaves used as salad, cooked as vegetable, used in sandwiches, pickles, leaves good source of vitamin C and carotene. Fresh juice of plant given in dyspepsia, piles, anaemia. Infusion of leaves used to cure opacity of cornea.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/