Name: Handakoq Asfar
Scientific name: Melilotus indicus
Type: Herb
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Gardens,Irrigated Areas
Nature Reserves: Irkaya
Size: 100 cm
Conservation status:
Introduced
Description:
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in irrigated places, including gardens. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list various medicinal uses including treatment of rashes, abdominal cramps and genital diseases.
