Pericamphylus GLAUCUS (Lamk.) Merr.


Synonym : Menispermum glaucum Lam.
Pericampylus formosanus Diels
Pericampylus omeiensis W.Y. Lien
Pericampylus trinervatus Yamam.
Bangla Name : Barakkanta.
English Name : -
Family : Menispermaceae
Disease : Snake-bites.
Description : A soft woody climber. Leaves 4-9 cm long, broadly triangular-ovate, obtuse, base broad truncate, grey-tomentose beneath. Flowers small, fragrant, in compound axillary cymes, 2-6 together in male, solitary in female. Drupes brownish-black, slightly curved, rotund, obovate, 6 x 5.5 mm.
Distribution : Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Moulvi Bazar, Sylhet in evergreen or semi-evergreen forests, in clearings and in scrubs.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : The roots are used as an antidote to the poisonous snake-bites.
Habit : Climber