Argyreia nervosa, Maruthudari, Samudrappacha, Elephant creeper, മരുതുദാരി, സമുദ്രപ്പച്ച

Family: Convolvulaceae
Vernacular names: Maruthudari, Samudrappacha, മരുതുദാരി, സമുദ്രപ്പച്ച (Malayalam), Elephant creeper (English), Vrddhadaru, Samudrapalaka (Sanskrit), Samandarkaphal (Hindi), Samutrappachai (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia, China and Mauritius
Description: Woody climbers. Leaves ovate-cordate, glabrous above, white tomentose beneath. Flowers rose-purple, borne in axillary many-flowered cymes. Fruits globose, apiculate, indehiscent.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Grown as medicinal plant
Flowering & Fruiting: December-June

Parts used: Leaves, root and seeds
Properties & Uses: Diuretic and aphrodisiac. whole plant is used for treating gonorrhea and chronic ulcers. Leaves are used externally to treat itching, boils, wounds, ringworm, eczema and skin diseases. Root is used as a tonic and to treat gonorrhea, rheumatism and diseases of nerve system, it also used to treat urinary, heart and intermittent fever.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
Download QR Codes: PNG | SVG | EPS