Description
Field Milkwort is a herb with prostrate, erect or rising stems, 4-55 mm long. Leaves are obovate, elliptic, inverted lance-shaped or circular, 1.5-3.5 x 0.6-1 cm. Flowers are borne in 1 cm long racemes, smaller than the leaves, about 4-8-flowered. Flowers are tiny, yellow. Outer sepals are ovate. Petals are yellow, laterals broadly obovate, keels equal to laterals, hooked. Capsule is ovoid, up to 4 mm. Field Milkwort is commonly found in a variety of habitats in peninsular India. Flowering: July-September.
Medical Benefits:
Good for Pain and Syphilitic ulcer.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Hindi | Malayalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polygala arvensis | Field Milkwort | संजीवनी / Sanjivani | Katu-Visna-Clandi |
