Merremia tridentata, Pradharini, Prasarani, Thalaneeli, Thiruppan Pullu, , പ്രസാരണി, തലനീലി, തിരുപ്പൻ പുല്ല്

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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