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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MS107 : Oxystelma esculentum (L. fil.) R. Br.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Gentianales
Family : Apocynaceae
Genus : Oxystelma
Species : Oxystelma esculentum (L. fil.) R. Br.
Plant Location in Melghat : Dharni  
Plant Category : Shrubs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Asclepiadaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Rosy Milkweed Vine • Hindi:Dudhialata, Dudhi-ki-bel • Marathi: Dudhani • Telugu: Dudhi pala
 
Synonym : Asclepias rosea Roxb.
Marsdenia brockmaniana W. Fitzg.
Oxystelma alpini Decne.
Oxystelma esculentum (L. fil.) Schult.
Oxystelma secamone (L.) Karst.
Oxystelma secamone (L.) Schum.
Oxystelma secamone var. wallichii (Wight) M.A. Rahman & C.C. Wilcock.
Oxystelma wallichii Wight.
Oxystelma zippelianum Bl.
Periploca esculenta L. fil.
Periploca secamone L.
Sarcostemma esculentum (L. fil.) R. W. Holm.
Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet.
Secamone aegyptiaca Ait.
Description : Lianas to at least 4 m, glabrous except for flowers. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade linear or linear-lanceolate, 6-11 × 0.7-2 cm, membranous, base rounded; lateral veins 9-12 pairs, marginal vein present. Inflorescences longer than leaves, (1- or) 2-4-flowered. Flower buds 8-9 mm. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, ca. 3.5 × 1 mm. Corolla white with purple veins or blotches, 2-3 cm in diam., limb 1.5-2 cm; lobes triangular, 1-1.5 cm, densely ciliate. Outer corona densely pubescent. Pollinia ca. 1.5 mm. Ovaries glabrous. Follicles lanceolate in outline, ca. 5 × 1.5 cm, apex subacute. Seeds ovate, ca. 2 × 1.5 mm; coma 1.5-2 cm. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Oct-Dec.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : vital importance in curing the diseases of the modern world like cancer, hepatitis, kidney disorders, stress-related disorders and microbial infections. The plant is hot, bitter, tonic, expectorant, pungent, dry and indigestible; causes flatulence, diuretic, laxative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, useful in leucoderma and bronchitis. The juice is used in gleet, gonorrhea, pain in the muscles, cough and given to children as an astringent. The milky sap forms a wash for ulcers.
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : cardenolides
pregnane glycosides
Reference : ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :