Pergularia DAEMIA (Forssk.) Chiov.
| Synonym : | Asclepias daemia Forssk. Asclepias convolvulacea Willd. Daemia angolensis Decne. Pergularia extensa (Jacq.) N.E. Br. Daemia extensa (Jacq.) R. Br. |
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| Bangla Name : | Chagulbati, Dudhilata. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Disease : | Anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic, expectorant , emetic, cough ,diarrhoea, ,asthmatic , anthelmintic. |
| Description : | A perennial twining foetid herb with white latex. Stems clothed with spreading hairs. Leaves 5-10 cm long, broadly-ovate or suborbicular, acuminate, velvety pubescent beneath, base deeply cordate. Flowers greenish-yellow or dul white, in lateral cymes. Follicles reflexed, 5-7.5 cm long, lanceolate, attenuated into a long beak, echinate with soft spines. |
| Distribution : | Dhaka, Jessore, Kushtia, Khulna, Magura, Rajshahi in village groves. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The plant contains a bitter glucoside, terpenoids, sterols, ?-amyrin, ?-amyrin acetate, ?-amyrin, lupeol acetate, ?-sitosterol, hentriacontane, betaine and different polypeptides. The plant contains a bitter resin, two bitter principles and a glucoside po |
| Uses : | Plant is anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic, expectorant and emetic, useful in cough and infantile diarrhoea, extract is used for uterine and menstrual troubles and to facilitate parturition. Juice of the leaves is considered useful in asthmatic affectio |
| Habit : | Herb |