Nathai Choori Vithai / Landrina Dry Seed (raw)

Borreria hispida, a is a procumbent, branched, hairy or rough herb 10 to 14 centimeters in length. The branches are greenish or purplish, ascending, stout, 4-angled. The leaves are ovate, spatulate, or elliptic, 1 to 3.5 centimeters long, 0.8 to 1.7 centimeters wide, and pointed or rounded at the tip. The flowers are 4 to 6, and occur in a whorl in the axils of the leaves. The calyx-teeth are linear-lanceolate. The corolla is pale blue or white, and is 5 to 10 millimeters in length. The fruit is a hairy capsule about 5 millimeters in length. The seeds are oblong, granulate, opaque, usually variable, and 3 millimeters or less in length.

Internal Benefits of Nathai Choori (Landrina):-

• Siddha Medicine for Stomach Ailment:  It is used to heal stomach ailments and also regarded as an emetic and as a remedy for coughs and malaria and urinary infections
• Tamil Herbal to fight Obesity; Spermacoce hispida Linn. is helpful in reducing the overweight or obesity.
• Natural Body cooler: Choornam of the roots is taken daily for reducing the internal heat, venereal diseases etc.
• Herbal Remedy for Head Ache; A decoction of the plant is helpful in treating head ache.
• Ayurvedic Medicine to Strengthen Bones; Its chooranam or kudineer (decoction) is recommended in conditions like bone diseases, fractures