MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH144 : Cryptolepis buchanani Roemer & Schultes |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 301 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
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| Plant Family : | Asclepiadaceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Kawa Vel, Wax Leaved Climber, Indian sarsaparilla, kala bel, karanta, dudh-vel, kavali, pala koti, katupaalvalli, adavipalatiga,medhaguli hambu, Maloti, krishnasariva, Dudhe, Gaaisinge, Koile Ghuriyo, Kaalo Sariwaa, Krishna Sariwaa | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Chonemorpha reticulata G. Don. Cryptolepis reticulata Wall. Echites cuspidata Heyne ex Hook. fil. Echites reticulata Roth Nerium reticulatum Roxb. Periploca viridiflora Kostel. Trachelospermum cavaleriei H. Léveille |
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| Description : | Climbing shrubs with milky latex. Leaves 5-10 x 2-4.5 cm, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, base acute or cuneate, apex obtuse or apiculate. Glabrous and glossy, lower surface glaucous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, horizontally parallel; petiole to 1 cm long. Inflorescence axillary dichotomous cymes, shorter than leaves. Peduncles to 2 cm long. Flowers 5-merous, lax. Calyx lobes 5, 2-2.5 cm long, ovate-acute, with 5 scales at base on inner side. Corolla greenish-yellow; tube 1-2 mm long, cylindric; lobes 5, 3-5 mm long, linear- lanceolate, twisted to right, Corolla greenish-yellow; tube 1-2 mm long, cylindric; lobes 5, 3-5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, twisted to right in buds, ovate-acute, with 5 scales at base on inner side. Coronal lobes 5, clavate. Pollen granular, united in tetrads. Carpels 2, apocarpous; ovules many. Follicles 2, woody, c. 7 cm long. Seeds flat, with silky coma. Flowering: March-August. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | Anti-dermatophyte activity; Root is demulcent, alterative, tonic and is useful in loss of appetite, fever and skin diseases. It is considered as a blood purifier and extensively used in skin diseases and leprosy. It is prescribed to children for rickets; treatment of bone fracture; anti-bacterial; analgesic; anti-inflammatory; chondroprotective activity; muscle pain and joint pain; | |||||||||||||
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| Reference : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
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