Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Himbutu (Chinese salasia)

Himbutu (Chinese salasia)






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Salacia chinensis*
Family name:HIPPOCRATEACEAE
English name:Chinese salasia
Local name:Himbutu
Description:A large woody climber, glabrous. Leaves 4.2-10.5 x 2.2-4.0 cm, glabrous; petioles 5-8 mm long. Flowers few to many on axillary fascicles; yellow or yellowish-green; petals 5. Fruit a drupe, globose, 1.0-1.5 cm diameter, 1-seeded. Seeds globose up to 8 mm diameter.
Status:Native
Edible parts:Fruit
Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for :
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Venereal Disease

PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT:
  • Roots



source by  instituteofayurveda.org

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