Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonym: Bryonia amplexicaulis Lam.
Vernacular
name: Kakkarikka, Karakia, Kalpurikkadu, Karuvikizhangu,
Njerinjampuli
Habit:
Climber
Habitat:
Deciduous forests
Flowering
& Fruiting: April-January
Distribution:
India, Afghanistan, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, SW.China,
Taiwan, Malesia, Australia
Key identification features: Creeping
cucumber is a climbing perennial herb with several tuberous roots
spindle-shaped. Stem and branches hairless. Male flowers umbellate or
subumbellate; flowers are yellow or yellow-white. Female flowers are usually
solitary. Fruit red-brown. Seeds gray-white or gray-brown.
Uses:
To treat anorexia, digestive problems, flatulence, asthma, gonorrhoea and
spermatorrhoea
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