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Genus Abutilon: Common names and Medicinal uses

Genus Abutilon:

Abutilon grandifolium


Seeds for cough. Leaves decoction and infusion for snakebites, insect sting, juice from the flowers, external use; leaves mucilaginous demulcent. Roots for eye diseases, leprosy, an infusion cooling.

Common names:

in English: hairy abutilon, velvet-leaf
in East Africa: kifura
in Hawaii: ma’o
in India: botlabenda, chakrabhenda, jhonkapedi, kanagi, kangori, nugubenda, patappori, patapporicceti, patarpori, peddabenda, peruntutti, petari, selamchi-petari, tooteabenda, tutti, tuttirai, vhadli petari

Abutilon guineense

Common names:

in India: adavi benda, adavibenda, akakai, atibala, bala,
balika, balya, baralu kaddi, beloeren, bhuribala, botiabenda, botla benda, darakhte-shanah, darakhteshanah, darakhteshane, deishar, doodi, doodi chettu, duddi, dudi, erri benda, erribenda, ghanta, giduthingi, gidutingi, haagade, hetthukisu, hetthutthi, hettukisu, hettutti, jhampi, kamalaku, kandhi, kangahi, kangai, kangain, kanghani, kanghi, kanghika- pat, kankati, kankatika, kansuli, karandi, katturam, katturan, kisangi, kuruntotti, madmi, mahabala, mashtulgh- oul, mashtulghola, mashtulghoul, mast-ul-ghoul, mudra, mudre gida, mudrika, muttavashirubenda, mutthavachirubenda, nallatutti, neladurve, noogubenda, nugu-benda, nugubenda, oorakathin veru, pamyarattutti, paniyarattuti, pedda benda, perun-tutti, perundutti, peruntutti, petari, pettaka, pettaka-putti, pidari, pipidi kaaya, pitapuspa, pitari, pitikkapattu, rishiprokta, shita, shitapushpa, shreemudre gida, shrimudrigida, srimudre, srimudre gida, srimudrigida, tepari, thurubee gida, thuteribenda, thuthi, thuthi gida, thuththi, thuthura benda, thutirichettu, thutthi, thutthurubenda, thutti, tutiri-chettu, tutta, tutti, tutti gida, tuttigida, tutturubenda, tuvatti, uram, vatyapushpika, velluram, ventutti, vikankata, vikankati, vrishyagandha, vrishyagandhika
in Tibet: a ti ba la, ba-la, i ta la

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.)

Used in Ayurveda. Poultice applied to ulcers and abscesses. Roots against cough and toothache, antipyretic.

Common names:

in India: atibala, bankhanghi, barkanghi, bela benda, karpuripotro, kuruntotti, nela benda, nelabenda, pala benda, vadattuti
in Indonesia: bunga waktu kuning, kecemplok, kembang sore besar
in Malaysia: angouri, bunga petang
in Thailand: khrop chak krawaan, khrop see, top taap

Abutilon incanum

Flowers and root bark used for stomachaches, gastrointestinal disorders.

Common names:

in English: hoary abutilon, Indian mallow, Pringle’s abutilon
in Hawaii: ma’o
in North America: pelotazo

Abutilon indicum


Plant used for abortion; fresh plant decoction taken orally in gonorrhea; ash of the whole plant applied on burns. Bark astringent, diuretic. Decoction of the root, with other ingredients, used in paralysis; powdered roots in fever, epilepsy, cough and leprosy. Roots and leaves analgesic, in the treatment of flu, headache, earache, fever, dysuria and metrorrhea; leaves, flowers or seeds decoction to treat fever, colic, for cleaning wounds and ulcers. Root, leaves and seeds tonic for men. For curing piles, seed powder taken orally with milk and sugar in the morning. Leaves demulcent, emollient and diuretic; leaf juice in stomach troubles; leaf paste taken orally for stomachache and for post-delivery complications, to get rid of leftover placenta parts; fresh leaves paste applied on boils and piles; leaves and seeds crushed with water and made into a paste applied externally to treat syphilis. Seeds aphrodisiac, demulcent, laxative, in powdered form given in dysuria; seeds tied over the joint to relieve pain. Veterinary medicine, leaves extract or powdered leaves given for dysentery, diarrhea; leaves paste applied to kill lice in goat; leaves given as anthelmintic; roots of Ampelocissus tomentosa along with those of Abutilon indicum pounded and boiled and the decoction given for insect bite; fruits of Zixiphus oenoplia along with leaves of Abutilon indicum pounded and the extract given for dysentery.  Contact therapy, roots tied to the waist of the pregnant woman to prevent miscarriage, roots tied to the waist of the delivering mother for safe and smooth delivery.

Common names:

in English: country mallow, Indian abutilon, Indian mallow,
moon flower, sunflower
in Cambodia: dok toc lai
in China: mo pan cao
in Hong Kong: tung k’uei tzu
in India: adavibenda, adivibenda, advi benda, akakai, atibala, bavachi, belocre, benda, bhoka, bilai phul, bilai phulo, biley phulo, botlabenda, chakrabhenda, debi, dudi, ghanti phool, gidutingi, hetakisa, hettukisu, hettutti, hetutti, itawari, itwari, jhapa, jhili, jhonkapedi, kakai, kakkati, kan ko tih, kanghi, kangori, kansaki, kansuli, karandi, katturam, katturan, katuram, khapat, kikkaci, kisangi, madmi, mirubaha, molvearu, mudra, mudrika, muttavaciribenda, noogoobenda, nugoobenda, nugubenda, ottuttutti, patappori, patapporicceti, patarpori, peddabenda, pedipedica, pedipedika, perundhuthi, peruntutti, petaari, petari, pettekaputti, phang-nura, pidari, pitikkapattu, potary, pushik kata, selamchi-petari, shrimudri, son-patari, srimudre, tara kanchi, tara-kanchi, tatta, thellabenda, thuththi, tooteabenda, tootieakoc, tuti, tutti, tutti-p-pattai, tuttikkirai, tuttirai, tuvatti, uram, urki, velluram, vhadli petari, vikankati.
in Indonesia: belangan sumpa, cemplok, kecil
in Laos: houk phao ton
in Malaysia: bunga kisar, kambang lobo, kambong lubok, kembang lohor, kembang lubok, kisar, malbar, pokok kembang lohor
in Philippines: dalupang, dulupang, giling-gilingan, kuakokuakohan, kuakuakohan, lulupau, lup-luppau, luplupau, malbas, malis, malvas, malvas de Castilla, malvis, marbas, palis, pilis, tabing, takbi-takbi, taratakopes, taratakupis, yampong
in Thailand: khrop fan see, ma kong khaao, phong phaang
in Vietnam: co tó ép, coi xay, c[oos]i xay, d[awf]ng xay, giang xay, phao tôn, quynh ma

Abutilon mauritianum


Whole plant for colitis, gastritis, dyspepsia. Leaves decoction emollient, febrifuge, for diarrhea, dysentery, venereal diseases, fevers; leaves crushed and the infusion used for diarrhea. Roots and bark boiled and the liquid drunk to treat diarrhea, stomachache, colds and coughs.

Common names:

in English: old man’s gold, poor man’s gold
in Angola: (ka) pianeka, malvas
in Benin: ahanhou, ahlanma
in Congo: kasingololo, tosingololo
in Kenya: sulubei
in Tanzania: dawo, fiefie, fyefye, fyofyokoe, mbiha, mjamanda, mutende, nyamabumu, oldadai, udageshade
in Togo: agometutumakpa, emigbé

Abutilon muticum

Leaves crushed and applied directly to the injured area of skin.

Common names:

in Pakistan: barr

Abutilon pannosum


Used for diarrhea, dysentery, stomach troubles

Common names:

in India: kanghi-buti, kangi bunti, kharanti, kharati, pintari
in Oman: munaqaa
in Senegal: ba koiri, danaréi, danéranigal, gabun, kalila, krakila, kralilé, puri, vé, xalila

Abutilon permolle

To draw boils.

Common names:

in English: velvet leaf

Abutilon persicum

Roots of Lawsonia inermis, leaf juice of Abutilon persicum along with three seeds of pepper and rice given orally to treat jaundice.

Common names:

in India: bettabendu gida

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Used in Ayurveda. Astringent, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, laxative, ophthalmic, stomachic; bark astringent and diuretic; leaves used in the treatment of dysentery, ulcers and fevers. Seeds extract to treat fistula.

Common names:

in English: American jute, butter-print, butter-weed, China jute, Chinese hemp, Chinese jute, cotton-weed, Indian hemp, Indian mallow, Manchurian jute, Tientsin jute, velvet leaf, velvet weed
in China: qing ma
in India: jaya

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