Does any one know about the english or botanical name of a herb called'wars' in urdu. It is found mostly in arabian countries and used for wrinkles.
please inform about any link regarding this herb.It is similar to saffron.
Botanical name
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Re: Botanical name
in references it is mentioned as Cornus mas
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Thanks Izhar.I searched iit on wikipedia, it bears red coloured fruit. Is it the same thing I am looking for?
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I am not 100% sure as the reference was an Islamic website
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Re: Botanical name
I also searched it several months ago, but the benefitss and images i saw that time, are not same as in Cornus mas. Some more ireference, please.