n. either of two muscles (rhomboid major and rhomboid minor) situated in the upper part of the back, between the backbone and shoulder blade. They help to move the shoulder blade backwards and upwards.
Action: Leaves and bark—astringent, anticholerin, demulcent. Used in diarrhoea and dysentery. Root— styptic, diuretic, galactogenic. Hot infusion facilitates childbirth and hastens parturition. Pounded roots are given for the treatment of ulcers. Leaves and flowers—used against leprosy.
T. rotundifolia Linn., known as Mu- dappondu in Tamil Nadu and Banki- tutturi in Andhra Pradesh and Kar- nataka, is used as a demulcent. Alcoholic extract of the root showed antiinflammatory activity and reduced cotton pellet granuloma formation in albino rats. Alcoholic extract of the whole plant exhibited antimicrobial activity.... triumfetta rhomboidea
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