Family: Menispermaceae
Synonym: Tinospora mahajanii Shakun Mishra, Khristi &
Solanki
Vernacular name: Amrthu, Amrutavalli, Chitamruthu, Siddamirth
Habit: Climbing Shrub
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
Distribution: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
Flowering and Fruiting: January-June
Key identification features: Climbing Shrub with broadly ovate leaves. Male flowers in racemes, outer sepals smaller; petals shorter than the inner sepals; stamens 6, free, opposite to petals; female flowers-staminodes 6, carpels 3, stigma forked. Drupes sessile; seeds grooved vertically.
Uses: Plant decoction used to treat liver, eye diseases,
urinary problems, anemia, cancer, diarrhea, diabetes, rheumatism, laxative and
cardiac ailments.
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