Dregea volubilis, Vattakakkakkoti, Kakkalankodi, Sneeze wort, വട്ടക്കാക്കകൊടി, കാക്കാലൻകൊടി

Synonyms: Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf
Family: Apocynaceae
Vernacular names: Vattakakkakkoti, Kakkalankodi, വട്ടക്കാക്കകൊടി, കാക്കാലൻകൊടി (Malayalam), Sneeze wort (English), Madhumalati (Sanskrit), Kodippalai (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and China
Description: Woody climbers. Leaves ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous. Flowers green or yellowish green, fragrant in axillary cymes, umbel like. Follicle long, turgid, longitudinally ribbed, velvety until mature; seeds elliptic, concave, smooth, shining, sharp-edged, crowned with very fine, white, silky hairs.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests and plains
Flowering & Fruiting: March-July

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Young leaves are used in the treatment of fever in children, leaves applied to boils and abscesses, leaves and unripe fruits in asthma, cough, antidote for rat poison. Leaves wrapped in cloth and used as pillows by sleepless people.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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