লতাকস্তুরী - Abelmoschus moschatus

Found In - Cultivated in South Bengal, mostly grows everywhere, sometimes cultivated.

Description - Long perennial bush. Long stem covered with curved hair. Leaves are of different shapes, generally heart-shaped, towards down leaves are oval, forehead pointed, toothed, bothsides have hair. Underwear hair, fall out very fast. Flower petals are yellow, colour inside the petals is deep violet. The fruit is like ladiesfinger, tall and pointed. Seeds are kidney shaped and black.

Time Of Flowering And Fruiting - October to January.

Uses - Historia, tiredness, lung related disease toothache, eye problem, face related disease, to increase sexual power.

Cultivated In - Generally in Belle doash. Irrigation facility must be good in land. Grows in different kinds of air and water. June and july is the best time for seed sowing.

                               

                                      - Shashwata Chakraborty