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Shilapushpi / Lichen / Stone Flower

Parmelia perlata

Dried flowers · Parmelia perlata

Also known as
Litho lichen, Chadeela, Pathar ka phool, Saileyam, Silapushpa, ShilapushpMalayalam : Cheleyam, Kalpoov, Dagar
Origin
Throughout India, in rocky areas, old tree trunks
50g (sampler) pack, £2.95

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Other Names: DISCRIPTION :

A lichen growing on the substratum in irregular fashion. It is composed of a symbiotic colony of fungi and alga. Reproduction by spores, dispersed by wind.

Medicinal Uses: Pacifies vitiated Kapha, Pitta, wounds, infections, inflammation, skin diseases, diarrhoea, dysentery, cough, fever and renal calculi.

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