Kalluvazha

Kalluvazha (Banana Plant On Rock)

Botanical Name   : Ensete superba

English Name       : Wild plantain , Indian bead

Malayalam Name : Kalluvazha , Malavazha , Kattuvazha

           Kalluvazha is a medicinal plant. Useful parts of kalluvazha are Fruits , seeds , Leaf juice. Whole plant dies down after fruit are ripe and new polpulations originate from seeds. Large banana leaves grow up to 8 - 12 ft long. Kalluvazha used for the treatment of kidney and vesical calculi , urinary retentions , burns and scalds , Mensural disorders. kalluvazha grows up to 4 meters in height.