Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
- Synonyms: Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples.
- Family: Convolvulaceae
- Vernacular names: Pradharini, Prasarani, Thalaneeli, Thiruppan Pullu, പ്രസാരണി, തലനീലി, തിരുപ്പൻ പുല്ല് (Malayalam), Prasarani (Sanskrit), Tirippanpullu, Ammiyar Koonthal, Savolikkoti (Tamil)
- Distribution: Paleotropics
- Description: Trailing herbs. Leaves, linear-lanceolate. Flowers axillary, solitary or few-flowered cymes, yellow with a purplish eye. Capsules sub globose; seeds 4, glabrous, brown.
- Habit: Climbers/Lianas
- Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Flowering & Fruiting: November-January
- Parts used: Whole plant
- Properties & Uses: Whole plant is used in rheumatism, kidney stones and herpes. Boiled and mashed leaves are applied to the abdomen in cases of retention of urine. Roots are useful in piles, inflammation of spleen, pain in the chest and liver.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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