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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Pergularia daemia |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Pergularia
Hair Knot Plant
Stinking Swallowwort
Trellis Vine
Whitlow Plant
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| Sinhala name: |
Madahangu (මඩහඟු)
Maha madahangu (මහ මඩහඟු )
Langali (ලංඟලි)
Wissani (විස්සණි)
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| Tamil name: |
Uttamakam
Veliparatii
Veliparutthi
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kakajangha
Nalika
Uttamarani
Visanika
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Twinning herb. Leaf blade 3-9 cm long and about as wide, acute or short-acuminate at the apex. Peduncle often exceeding the leaves. Calyx-lobes about 2 mm long, glabrous or puberulous. Corolla 1.2 - 1.8 cm in diameter, the lobes densely hairy. Merocarps 5 - 8 cm long, 1.5 - 2 cm wide, puberulous, also on the bristles.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Snake bite
Menstrual disorders
Rheumatism
Carbuncle
Asthma
Catarrh
Diarrhoea
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Flowers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Astringent
Antidote
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