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