 Wattakaka volubilis (L.f) Stapf. |
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Asclepiadaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Bri Kandish.
- Synonym:
- Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook. f.
- Habit and Habitat:
- A perennial climber up to 15 m tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple, ovate-chordate, hairy. Inflorescence many flowered, pendent. Flowers green or yellowish green, fragrant. Calyx divide into bracts. Sepals ovate-oblong, pubescent, ciliate. Corolla glabrous. cup-shaped. Lobes broadly ovate, ciliate. Corona yellowish green. Fruit a follicle tapering towards tip. Seed ovate, flattened.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- April-December.
- Harvesting Time:
- September-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally root and leaf extract is used in asthma and for inducing vomiting. It can be used in comma also.
- Part Used:
- Leaf and Root.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Chemical Analysis, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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