Family : Asclepiadaceae
Origin : Mauritius, Madagascar, Myanmar, SriLanka, India and Malaysia
Description
It is a much-branched twining shrub. The bark is yellowish brown, corky, deeply cracked; the leaves are ovate-cordate, coriaceous glabrous above, more or less finely pubescent beneath; the flowers are in many-flowered cymes, greenish yellow; the follicles are sub-woody and turgid.
Habitat
Often found on hedges and in forests; Punjab (subHimalayas), peninsular India and Uttar Pradesh.
Parts Used : Leaf, twig, root and plant
Herb Effects
General stimulant, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk and antibacterial against gram-positive and gram-negative strains (plant).
Active Ingredients
Leptadenol, leptidin, n-triacontane, cetyl alcohol, lupanol-3-O-diglucoside and beta-sitosterol; alpha and beta-amyrin, stigmasterol, hentriacontanol, flavonoids and gamma-sitosterol (twig and leaf).
Medicinal Use
Skin disorders and wounds (root and leaf).
Reference
Habitat
Often found on hedges and in forests; Punjab (subHimalayas), peninsular India and Uttar Pradesh.
Parts Used : Leaf, twig, root and plant
Herb Effects
General stimulant, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk and antibacterial against gram-positive and gram-negative strains (plant).
Active Ingredients
Leptadenol, leptidin, n-triacontane, cetyl alcohol, lupanol-3-O-diglucoside and beta-sitosterol; alpha and beta-amyrin, stigmasterol, hentriacontanol, flavonoids and gamma-sitosterol (twig and leaf).
Medicinal Use
Skin disorders and wounds (root and leaf).
Reference
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