Salacia chinensis | SMPB Kerala

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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