Abutilon hirtum, Bankhanghi, Vadattuti

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet
Family: Malvaceae

Common name: Hairy Indian Mallow, Florida Keys Indian mallow
Hindi: बनकंघी Bankhanghi
Malayalam: Oorakam
Marathi: बनकंघी Bankhanghi
Sanskrit: Atibala
Tamil: Vadattuti
Telugu: Pala benda, Nela benda

Used in Ayurveda. Poultice applied to ulcers and abscesses. Roots against cough and toothache, antipyretic. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

6 Published articles of Abutilon hirtum
1. Phyto-chemical profiling of Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet. Leaf extracts using GC-MS analysis.
By: Vivekraj, P.; Vijayan, A.; Anandgideon, V.; et al.
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research  Volume: 4   Issue: 3   Pages: 1270-1275   Published: 2015

2. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the methanol extract of the leaves of Abutilon hirtum.
By: Sridharamurthy, N. B.; Yogananda, R.; Pruthvi, B. P.
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS)  Volume: 4   Issue: 2   Pages: 382-396   Published: 2015

3. In vitro phytochemical screening, free radical scavenging activity and anticancer activity of Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) sweet (Malvaceae).
By: Wesley, P. S.; Devi, B. C.; Sarmad Moin; et al.
International Journal of PharmTech Research  Volume: 5   Issue: 1   Pages: 155-161   Published: 2013

4. Hepatoprotective potential of Abutilon hirtum sweet leaves in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity.
By: Reddy, K. S.; Kumar, A. S.; Gnananath, K.; et al.
Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences  Volume: 1   Issue: 3   Pages: 26-31   Published: 2011

5. ABUTILON-HIRTUM-VAR-HETEROTRICHUM NEW-RECORD HOCHST. EX MATTEI CUF. MALVACEAE FOR INDIA
By: PAUL T K
Indian Journal of Forestry  Volume: 10   Issue: 4   Pages: 311-312   Published: 1987

6. Abutilon hirtum, a possible rival of jute
By: RAO, J. SAKHARAM
INDIAN FARMING  Volume: 12   Issue: (4)   Pages: 13   Published: 1962