Kothala himbutu

Scientific name:	Salacia reticulata *
Family name:	HIPPOCRATEACEAE
English name:
Local name:	Kothala himbutu
Description:	A large woody climber or scandent shrub, glabrous. Leaves 4.2-11.6 x 2.2-5.4 cm, glabrous; petioles 0.7-1.2 cm long. Flowers 2-8 on axillary tubercles or peduncles, 6-7 mm in diameter; greenish-yellow; petals 5. Fruit a drupacious, globose, 1.6-3.8 cm diameter, pink orange when ripe, seeds 1-4. Seeds yellow.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	none
Ayurvedic usage:     Treatment for-          Diabetes mellitus          Renal stones          Menorrhagia          Polyurea     PARTS   USED  IN  TREATMENT:          Roots          Fruit          Stem     RELATED   MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:          Stimulate lactation

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