Lobelia nicotianifolia
Lobelia nicotianifolia is a species of flowering plant with a distribution primarily across India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly called wild tobacco, because the leaves resemble tobacco leaves. It is a poisonous plant.
Flowering
December.Medicinal uses
Lobelia nicotianifolia is used in India to treat bronchitis, asthma, and insect and scorpion bites and to induce nausea and vomiting.Common names
- English: Wild tobacco
- Hindi: धवल Dhawal, नरसल Narasala
- Marathi: Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
- Tamil: Upperichedi, காட்டுப்புகையிலை Kattu-p-pukaiyilai
- Malayalam: Kattupokala, കാട് പുകയില Kaat Pukayila
- Telugu: అడవి పొగాకు Adavipogaku
- Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kadahogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು Kaadu Tambaaku
- Bengali: Badanala
- Gujarati: નળી Nali
- Sinhala: Wal dunkola
- Konkani: बकनल Baknal
- Sanskrit: म्रित्युपुष्प Mrityupushpa, म्रदुछड़ Mriduchhada, महानाला Mahanala, सुराद्रुम Suradruma
- Bengali: নাল Nala, বাদানাল Badanala
- Mizo: Berawchal