Salacia fruticosa Wall. ex M.A.Lawson

• Family: Celastraceae
• Vernacular names: Eakanayakam, Ponkorandi, ഏകനായകം, പൊൻകൊരണ്ടി (Malayalam), Pitika (Sanskrit),
• Distribution: Endemic to Western Ghats
• Description: Climbing shrubs. Leaves elliptic-ovate or elliptic-oblong. Cymes axillary; flowers brownish-yellow. Berry, globose, red; seeds 1-3.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in the sacred groves and plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: February-May

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• Parts used: Root
• Properties & Uses: Anti-diabetic. Roots are used for the treatment of leprosy, skin diseases, wounds, ulcers and liver disorders.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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