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Salacia reticulata Wight
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Salacia reticulata |
| Family name: |
CELASTRACEAE
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| English name: |
Available soon
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| Sinhala name: |
Kothala himbutu (කොතල හිඹුටු)
Himbutu wel (හිඹුටු වැල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Kadalainjil
Ponkoranti
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
EN - Endangered - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A large woody climber or scandent shrub, glabrous. Leaves 4.2-11.6 x 2.2-5.4 cm, glabrous; petioles 0.7-1.2 cm long. Flowers 2-8 on axillary tubercles or peduncles, 6-7 mm in diameter; greenish-yellow; petals 5. Fruit a drupacious, globose, 1.6-3.8 cm diameter, pink orange when ripe, seeds 1-4. Seeds yellow.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild Fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Diabetes mellitus
Renal stones
Menorrhagia
Polyurea
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Roots
Fruit
Stem
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Stimulate lactation
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