Tylophora indica, Vallippala, Emetic swallow-wort, വള്ളിപ്പാല

Family: Apocynaceae
Vernacular names: Vallippala, വള്ളിപ്പാല (Malayalam), Emetic swallow-wort (English), Svasaghni (Sanskrit), Antamul (Hindi), Nayppalai (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Slender, pubescent climbers; leaves opposite, ovate to oblong, acute or acuminate apex, base subcordate, entire, slightly pubescent on both sides. Flowers greenish-purplish or greenish-yellow, in umbellate cymes. Follicle oblong, tapering towards the apex, glabrous; seeds broadly ovate.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Deciduous forests, along bushes and thickets
Flowering & Fruiting: February-July

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Anti-asthmatic, expectorant and anti-rheumatic. Roots are used in chronic bronchitis, asthma, early stages of whooping cough and relieving pain due top gout. The powdered root is used for treating intermittent fever and root paste is used in jaundice. The decoction of leaves or root is useful for treating bronchial asthma, diarrhea and dysentery.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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