Podophyllum peltatum — یبروج ، مہر گیاہ ، لکھمنی
Mayapple, Devil’s Apple, Hog-apple, Indian Apple, American Mandrake, American May Apple, Racoonberry, Wild Lemon
All the parts of the plant, except the fruit, are poisonous. The fruit is edible, in moderate amounts, only when it is ripened in late summer. May Apple seeds and rind are not edible, said to be poisonous. The root and plant contain valuable constituents Quercetin, Kaempferol, Podophyllin, Isorhamnetin, Gallic-acid, Berberine, Alpha-peltatin, that are being studied for their healing, anticancer and other properties. The root is used as a medicinal herb, it is antibilious, cathartic, cytostatic, hydrogogue and purgative, May apple root can be toxic and should only be used by experienced herbalists. It produces nausea and vomiting, and even inflammation of the stomach and intestines, which has been known to prove fatal. Do not use wile pregnant, nursing or trying to conceive.
