Hugonia mystax L.

• Family: Linaceae
• Vernacular names: Modirakkanni, മോതിരക്കണ്ണി (Malayalam), Climbing flax (English), Kamsamar (Sanskrit), Akori, Kotivitai (Tamil)
• Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
• Description: Scandent shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic-obovate, glabrous, penninerved. Flowers yellow at the ends of branchlets. Fruits globose, drupe, seeds 2 or 3, compressed
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: August-October

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• Parts used: Fruits and root
• Properties & Uses: Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory and febrifuge. Fruits are used for the treatment of rheumatism. Roots are used to treat dysentery, snake bite, fever, inflammation and rheumatism.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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