SCREW PINE | |
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| Common name | Screw pine |
| Botanical Name | Pandanus odoratissimus |
| Vernacular name | English-Fragrant screwpine Hindi-Kewda Gujarati-Kewado Sanskrit-Ketaka |
| Family | Pandanaceae |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Parts of plant used | Stilt root |
| Chemical Constituents | Physcion; p-hydroxybenzoic acid, cirsilineol, n-triacontanol, b-sitosterol, Stigmasterol, campesterol, daucosterol, stigmast-4-en-3,6-dione, andamarine, piperidine |
| Therapeutic uses | Used in Abdominal lump, Fever, Dysuria, Excessive vaginal discharge, Bleeding disorder, Skin diseases. |