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| Botanical Name | Salvadora persica L. |
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| Tamil Name | Peruvila |
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| Family | Salvadoraceae |
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| Cotyledon | Dicot |
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| Habit | Tree |
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| Description | A large evergreen shrub or small tree with short trunk, very small flowers and fruit and rather small ovate – oblong obtuse petioled greyish green leaves, bark thin grey |
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| Medicinal uses | • Anti - septic |
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| | • anti - cancer |
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| | • fever |
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| | • wound healing and |
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| | • contraceptive activities |
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| Places / Locations | * Perunkudi, Madurai District |
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| | * Pillur valley, Coimbatore District |
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| | * Sanamavu Reserve Forest, Krishnagiri District |
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| | * Nagapattinam District |
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| | * Agastheeshwaram, Kanniyakumari District |
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