Bitterroot Restoration

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Myrsinaceae
Common name: Biranga, Bhaibiranga (Beng.); Embelia (Eng.).
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Native Range: Native to India.

Embelia ribes  is a large  scandent shrub. It is a creeper which has a brittle stem. Their leaves are ovate in shape having both the ends sharp. It is about 3 inch long and 1 ½ inches broad, shiny and nodulated. Their flowers are white, small having petiole 3 to 4 inch in length. Fruit is small like that of a pepper. Its color varies from red to blackish.

The dried fruits are being used for the preparation of medicine. This plant is widely used as anti-helminthic, anti-carminative, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diuretic and anti-astringent as reported in various literatures.