Salacia chinensis L.
- Family: Celastraceae
- Vernacular names: Cherukorandi, ചെറുകൊരണ്ടി (Malayalam), Chinese Salacia (English), Saptachakra (Sanskrit), Karukkuvai (Tamil)
- Distribution: Indo-Malesia
- Description: Climbing shrubs. Leaves oblong-ovate or lanceolate crenate-serrate on margins. Inflorescence axillary umbels. Flowers greenish yellow. Berry globose.
- Habit: Climbers/Lianas
- Habitat: Moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Flowering & Fruiting: February-March
- Parts used: Root
- Properties & Uses: Anti-oxidant, anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic, hypoglycemic and anti-obesity. Roots are used as a tonic, blood purifier and to treat amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. Root bark boiled in oil or as decoction is used for the treatment of rheumatism, gonorrhoea, itches, asthma, thirst and ear diseases.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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