Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn.

• Family: Icacinaceae
• Vernacular names: Odal, Vattodal, ഓടൽ, വട്ടോടൽ (Malayalam), Ingudi (Sanskrit), Odal, Peevenna (Tamil)
• Distribution: Indo-Malesia
• Description: Woody climbers. Leaves oblong-lanceolate. Spikes long, slender, axillary or from tubercles. Flowers yellow. Drupe ovoid, orange-yellow, glabrous.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
• Flowering & Fruiting: February-June

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• Parts used: Bark and seed oil
• Properties & Uses: Bark and seed oil is used for the treatment of leprosy, skin diseases, epilepsy and indolent ulcers.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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