Pedipedika
| Botanical name: | Abutilon indicum |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Local name: | Pedipedica |
| Common name: | Monkey bush , Indian abutilon |
| Parts used: | Leaf |
| Plant character: | It is an erect, highly branched shrub with softly hairy plant parts. Leaves simple but with crenate margins. Flowers are yellow; fruit a schizocarp, ovoid-subglobose. Plant requires full sunlight to partial shade and grows in open sunny places. It is found growing wild and can be cultivated. |
USES:
Leaves with black peppers are ground to make paste and the paste is taken orally to cure jaundice.
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