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Asclepias curassavica L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Asclepias curassavica |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Blood Flower
Wild Ipecacuanha
Scarlet Milkweed
Silkweed
Indian root
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| Sinhala name: |
Kankumbala (කන්කුඹල)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
An erect, herbaceous plant 0.5 - 1m tall. Leaves lanceolate, tapering at both ends, with a short petiole. Flowers in long-peduncled, peduncle shorter than the leaves. Merocarps fusiform, 7 - 10 cm long, 1 - 1.2 cm in diameter, long-tapering and acute at apex, smooth and glabrous.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Naturalized Exotic
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Piles
Gonorrhoea
Intestinal worms
Wounds
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tumours
Cancers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Latex
Whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emetic
Laxative
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