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Handakoq Asfar

  



Name: Handakoq Asfar

Scientific name: Melilotus indicus

Type: Herb

Color: Green,Yellow

Habitat: Gardens,Irrigated Areas

Nature Reserves: Irkaya

Size: 100 cm




Conservation status:

Introduced


Description:

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in irrigated places, including gardens. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list various medicinal uses including treatment of rashes, abdominal cramps and genital diseases.