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Frog Fruit /Phyla Nodiflora (Poduthalai) Plant

Original price was: ₹90.00.Current price is: ₹60.00.

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The Poduthalai plant (Phyla nodiflora), also known as the Frog Fruit plant, is considered one of the important medicinal herbs in the traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine. It is reputed for its healing powers and is used as medicine for various skin ailments, dandruff and breathing difficulties.
Poduthalai a known indigenous herbal plant is a creeper which covers the ground fast. The leaves of the plant are commonly used in herbal oils and salves for reducing inflammation, healing wounds, and maintaining scalp and skin health.
This rugged, quick-growing plant is well suited to tropical areas and can readily be grown in pots, grow bags or placed straight into the earth. It thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil, and for that reason it’s great for novice gardeners too.
Plant a Frog Fruit (Poduthalai) in your garden and benefit from its traditional healing for your skin, hair, and lungs.

  • Common Names: Frog Fruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Creeping Lip Plant
  • Scientific Name: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
  • Family: Verbenaceae
  • Height: Up to 10–15 cm (4–6 inches
  • Origin: Pantropical; native to the Americas

Regitional Names:

  • Tamil: பொதுதலை (Poduthalai)
  • Hindi: जल बूटी (Jal Buti), जल पिप्पली (Jal Pippali)
  • Kannada: ನೆಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ (Nelahippali)
  • Telugu: బొక్కెనాకు (Bokkenaku)
  • Malayalam: നീർത്തിപ്പലി (Neerthippali)

Poduthalai Plant Care

Temperature: 18 to 23 degrees Celsius (65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit), can tolerate light freezing.
Soil: Well-draining sand
Water Requirements: moderate, drought-tolerant once established
Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun to Part shade
Pruning: Pruning is also needed to keep spread and raise the density of leaves.
Minimal; infrequent weeding and clipping
Pest Control: Slugs; look occasionally for aphids, but they are hardly ever affected.

 

1. What is Poduthalai mainly used for?
Herbal oils are predominantly used to treat scalp inflammation and dandruff.

2. Is Frog Fruit beneficial for hair care?
So it is indeed good for anti-dandruff remedy and for scalp health.

3. How many times I can apply poduthalai oil?
For good results in dandruff, apply twice or thrice in a week.

4. Should I store it in pots?
Yes, it grows well in pots.

5. Where can I purchase this plant?
BharathGreens is a trusted online sellers frog fruit/ Phyla Nodilflora (Poduthalai) plant.

6. Can it be used on patients for treatment?
No, as a groundcover it’s also attractive and good for erosion control.

7. Can I make the oil from just fresh leaves?
For treating dandruff fresh leaves can be boiled in oil, usually coconut oil.

8. Is there sufficient of water?
No; it tolerates drought until its root system is established.

9. Is it for small children’s safety?
Yes,buthowever,do not take internally Unless a Wicca Use Practitioner tells you otherwise.

10. Does it require fertiliser?
Yes, you could compost once a year from the garden, if you want… no need for fertilizer is what I mean.

11. Why would one pick BharathGreens to purchase this plant?

With home delivery and planting advice, we guarantee at BharathGreens healthy, pesticide-free Frog Fruit plants.

12. How can I grow Frog Fruit (Poduthalai) in my home?
Plant in full sun in well-drained soil; water sporadically and prune regularly to contain spread.

13. What properties of Poduthalai are advantageous?
It is a good remedy for dandruff, skin problems and lung disorder, and it has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties, which are good for these three ailments.

Weight 0.5 kg

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Poduthalai PlantFrog Fruit /Phyla Nodiflora (Poduthalai) Plant
Original price was: ₹90.00.Current price is: ₹60.00.
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