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: Ã Â¤Â§Ã Â¤ÂµÃ Â¤Â² Dhawal, Ã Â¤Â¨Ã Â¤Â°Ã Â¤Â¸Ã Â¤Â² Narasala
Marathi: Dhawal, Ã Â¤Â°Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â¨ Ã Â¤Â¤Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¬Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥Â Ran tambakhu
Tamil: Upperichedi, Ã Â®ÂÃ Â®Â¾Ã Â®ÂÃ Â¯ÂÃ Â®ÂÃ Â¯ÂÃ Â®ÂªÃ Â¯ÂÃ Â®ÂªÃ Â¯ÂÃ Â®ÂÃ Â¯ÂÃ Â®Â¯Ã Â®Â¿Ã Â®Â²Ã Â¯Â Kattu-p-pukaiyilai
Malayalam: Kattupokala, Ã Â´ÂÃ Â´Â¾Ã Â´ÂÃ ÂµÂ Ã Â´ÂªÃ ÂµÂÃ Â´ÂÃ Â´Â¯Ã Â´Â¿Ã Â´Â² Kaat Pukayila
Telugu: Ã Â°ÂÃ Â°Â¡Ã Â°ÂµÃ Â°Â¿ Ã Â°ÂªÃ Â±ÂÃ Â°ÂÃ Â°Â¾Ã Â°ÂÃ Â±Â Adavipogaku
Kannada: Ã Â²ÂÃ Â²Â¾Ã Â²Â¡Ã Â³Â Ã Â²Â¹Ã Â³ÂÃ Â²ÂÃ Â³ÂÃ Â²Â¸Ã Â³ÂÃ Â²ÂªÃ Â³ÂÃ Â²ÂªÃ Â³Â Kadahogesoppu, Ã Â²ÂÃ Â²Â¾Ã Â²Â¡Ã Â³Â Ã Â²Â¤Ã Â²Â®Ã Â³ÂÃ Â²Â¬Ã Â²Â¾Ã Â²ÂÃ Â³Â Kaadu Tambaaku
Bengali: Badanala
Gujarati: Ã ÂªÂ¨Ã ÂªÂ³Ã Â«Â Nali
Sinhala: Wal dunkola
Konkani: Ã Â¤Â¬Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¨Ã Â¤Â² Baknal
Sanskrit: Ã Â¤Â®Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â°Ã Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â¤Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â¯Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤ÂªÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â·Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Âª Mrityupushpa, Ã Â¤Â®Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â°Ã Â¤Â¦Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¤Â¼ Mriduchhada, Ã Â¤Â®Ã Â¤Â¹Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â¨Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â²Ã Â¤Â¾ Mahanala, Ã Â¤Â¸Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â°Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â¦Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â°Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â® Suradruma
Bengali: Ã Â¦Â¨Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â² Nala, Ã Â¦Â¬Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â¦Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â¨Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â² Badanala
Mizo: Berawchal

References

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Tobacco.html
http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230301
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-353650
http://dh-web.org/place.names/bot2sinhala.html#L
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=299787