Low growing woody perennial with branching square and grooved stems , paired spines at the leaf nodes ; up to 80cm . Annual stems arising and spreading from the base . Branches erect , spreading , sulcate , glabrous to minutely glandular . Leaves opposite , small , oval , bluish , with entire margins , trifoliate near the base , upper leaflets single . Flowers solitary , fragrant , pink with five free petals wich may turn back , prominent yellow stamens . Fruit onion-shaped capsule with five one-seeded segments , covered in hair .
No Data
No Data
Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Fagonia indica Burm.f.
Fagonia persica DC.
No data
maintenanceAr.Item1
Not known
In the north of Oman, it was pounded to a paste and applied to the head to treat a headache. The juice of the coocked plant was drunk to relieve painful conditions of the spleen and stomach. The leaves and roots were left to macerate in water and drunk to treat an obstruction in the bowels and also as a remedy for venereal disease. Drunk befor meals, this liquid was considered to stimulate the appetite. (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). The leaves, stems and roots have been used in traditional medicine for treating abdominal colic, dyspepsia, fever and venereal diseases. (Ref. Flora of Oman, vol. 2).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://casabio.org *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
