MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MS066 : Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K. Schumann |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 298 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | In Dhargad, Bori | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Shrubs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Apocynaceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Holostemma Creeper • Hindi: Chhirvel • Marathi: Dudruli, Shidodi • Tamil: Palay kirai • Malayalam: Ada kodien • Telugu: Palagurugu • Sanskrit: Jivanti, Arkapushpi | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Holostemma ada-kodien Schult. Asclepias annularis Roxb. Cynanchum annulare (Roxb.) Heyne ex Wight Holostemma brunonianum Royle. Holostemma fragrans Wall. Holostemma rheedei Wall. Holostemma rheedianum Spreng. Sarcostemma annulare (Roxb.) Roth. |
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| Description : | Twiners. Leaves 8-12 x 5-8 cm, oblong or ovate, apex acute to cuspidate, base widely and deeply cordate, lateral nerves ca. 4-7 pairs, lower 2 pairs basal, base with few papillate glands; petiole to 4-5 cm long. Flowers few to many in axillary peduncled cymes; peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicels 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4 mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse; gynostegium 8 x 6 mm, outer corona short, truncate; inner corona 5, ovate, acute, glabrous. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | Externally the paste of its leaves and roots alleviate oedema due to vitiation of pitta dosa. The herb is beneficial for external use in various skin diseases, wounds and inflammation of the skin. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | alpha-amyrin lupeol beta-sitosterol |
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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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