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| Phyllanthus niruri known as Keezhanelli in Malayalam springing in the rain in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. |
The south west monsoon has set in.
Keezhanelli standing in a pit of laterite soil brimming with rain water.
There was stillness while collecting the seeds of Keezhanelli after the monsoon had moved from Kerala to other parts of India in 2017.
The tender leaves of Keezhanelli are ground into a paste using coconut milk and given to those convalescing from jaundice and liver ailments.
This was part of the traditional knowledge handed from generation to generation in Travancore.
Keezhanelli is also known as 'stone breaker' in common parlance.
