Plants in Maldives

 

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English name: Hairy beggarticks

Dhivehi name: Hirikulha or Enburey maa – ހިރިކުޅަ ނުވަތަ އެނބުރޭމާ

Description: The flowers, stems, and leaves are all edible and therapeutic. It contains a lot of vitamin C, iron, and zinc. Leaf paste is used to treat cuts and wounds. Warm plant juice is used to cure earache and conjunctivitis, as well as as a styptic on wounds. After processing, tender leaves are consumed as a vegetable.

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English name:  Beach cabbage plant or Scaevola taccada

Dhivehi name: Magoo – މަގޫ

Description: Previously used in the Maldives to construct traditional houses. During the Second World War, the leaves were eaten as a famine food. The shrub is frequently planted to help reduce coastal erosion. Garlands are made from the fragrant flowers and seeds.

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English name:  Rosy Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle

Dhivehi name: Mali,kuruva - މަލިކުރުވާ

Description: The species has long been used for herbal medicine and as a decorative plant. Wasp stings and menorrhagia can be treated using the juice from the leaves.

 

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English name: Hibiscus

Dhivehi name: Saimaa - ސައިމާ

Description: Used to prepare tea, polish shoes, and color my hair. Close the flower or sleep at night. The flowers and leaves are used as a hair tonic. Flowers are often utilized as a skin care cosmetic. Its petals serve as a pH indicator.

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English name: Bougainvillea

Dhivehi name: Dhaakhiliyya maa – ދާޚިލިއްޔާ މާ

Description: A popular ornamental plant. It is frost and drought resistant. Aside from its decorative value, the plant has been found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-tumor, antidiabetic, and anti-fertility qualities.

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English name: Castor oil plant

Dhivehi name: Aamanaka - އާމަނަކަ

Description: Traditional medicine makes use of this term. Castor oil is derived from seeds. The roots are beneficial in the treatment of gastropathy, constipation, inflammations, fever, strangury, bronchitis, skin illnesses, colic, and lumbago. The leaves are beneficial in the treatment of burns, nyctalopia, rheumatoid arthritis, and urodynia. The seed contains ricin, which is exceedingly toxic. One of the top ten most deadly plants. 

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English name:  Breadfruit

Dhivehi name: Banbukeyo - ބަނބުކެޔޮ

Description: It can be consumed at any stage of development. Bondibai, breadfruit rice, and thelulikeyo (breadfruit chips) are all produced.  Breadfruit chips are a well-known snack. Doors, window frames, and boats are made from the wood.