Mikania micrantha Kunth
Family : Asteraceae
Location : Cuttack, Odisha India
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Stream banks, roadsides
Medicinal uses :
✔ Leaf decoction is used to treat diabetes, stroke, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.
✔ It is also used to treat fever, rheumatism, cold and respiratory diseases.
✔ It is used to heal cuts and stop minor external bleeding.
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
