Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
used as a dye
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Dysmenorrhea, Gynaecological
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Rhizomes
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used for making informal hedge
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical