Oxystelma SECAMONE (L.) Karst.
| Synonym : | Oxystelma esculentum R. Br. Periploca secamone L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Dudhi, Dudhiya lata, Khirai, Kirui. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Disease : | Diuretic, aphrodisiac , anthelmintic, ,leucoderma , bronchitis, ,ulcers , tonic, gonorrhoea, muscle pain, cough , leucoderma and jaundice. |
| Description : | A very slender, extensive, perennial twining herb with milky juice. Leaves 4.5-9 cm long, linear to lanceolate, finely acuminate, base acute, rounded or cordate. Flowers large, in pedunculate lateral, subumbellate or racemose few-flowered cymes, longer than leaves, corolla white or rose-coloured with purple veins, more than 2.5 cm across. Follicles 5-7.5 cm long, oblong-lanceolate or ovoid. |
| Distribution : | Chandpur, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill tracts, Dhaka, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Plants are diuretic, aphrodisiac and anthelmintic, useful in leucoderma and bronchitis, decoction is used as a gargle in aphthous ulcerations of the mouth and in sore throat. The milky sap possesses antiperiodic properties, it forms a wash for ulcers in S |
| Habit : | Climber |