| Synonym : | Periploca indica L.
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| Bangla Name : | Anantamul. ,Chikondudhia (Chakma), Maittal (Garo). |
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| English Name : | Indian Sarsaparilla. |
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| Family : | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Disease : | Sarsaparilla, alterative, tonic, purgative, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, antidiarrhoeal, blood purifier, appetite, syphilis, leucoderma, itching, rheumatism, gravel, urinary diseases, leucorrhoea, fever, asthma, bronchitis, |
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| Description : | A slender perennial, prostrate or slightly twining, rootstock woody. Leaves very variable, from elliptic-oblong to linear-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long. Lower leaves narrow, often variegated with white above, upper leaves broader, obtuse, dark green, not variegated. Flowers crowded in subsessile cymes in the opposite axils, corolla 5-6 mm long, greenish outside, purple inside. Follicles 10-15 cm long, cylindric, tapering to a point at the apex. |
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| Distribution : | Sal forests of Dhaka-Tangail and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | The roots contain coumarins and an essential oil consisting principally of hydroxymethoxybenzaldehydes. It also contains the coumarino-lignoids, hemidesmins I & II, sitosterols, hexatriacontane, lupeol its octacosanoate, ? and ?-amyrins and its acetate, t |
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| Uses : | The roots are used as a substitute for sarsaparilla. It is valuable alterative, tonic, purgative, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, antidiarrhoeal and blood purifier. It is employed in nutritional disorders, loss of appetite, syp |
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| Habit : | - |
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