Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi

 

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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