Hemidesmus indicus (L.)R.Br. (flower part) Family - Apocynaceae Common name - Onotomulo, Anantamula.

Hemidesmus indicus (L.)R.Br.

(flower part)

Family - Apocynaceae

Common name - Onotomulo, Anantamula.

(photo credit- Dr Sanjeet kumar Sir)

- Roots are woody and aromatic

- The root is a substitute for sarsaparilla( Smilax spp.) 

- ️Flower cymes are stalkless & greenish on the outside & purple to yellowish orange on the inside.

💉 Medicinal uses -

🌼 It is one of the Rasayana plants of ayurveda, as it is anabolic in its effect.

🌼 It is used for venereal diseases, herpes, skin diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, epilepsy, insanity, chronic nervous diseases, abdominal distention, intestinal gas, debility, impotence & turbid urine.

🌼 The root is used as blood purifier, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, swellings & rheumatic joints.

🌼 Antiarthritic, anticancer, antimicrobial, antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, antileprotic, antivenom, wound healing activity.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha 

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