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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Wattakaka volubilis |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Green Milkweed Climber
Sneeze Wort
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| Sinhala name: |
Kiri anguna (කිරි අඟුණ )
Anguna (අඟුණ )
Anukkola (අනුක්කොළ)
Thiththa anguna (තිත්ත අඟුණ )
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| Tamil name: |
Kodi Palai
Kurincha
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| Sanskrit name: |
Hemajivanti
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Slightly woody twiner. Leaf blade 5 - 13 cm long, 3 - 10 cm wide, obtuse, truncate or shallowly cordate at the base, acute and acuminate at the apex. Inflorescence shorter than to as long as the leaves; peduncle as long as or longer than the adjoining petioles. Merocarps 6 - 10 cm long, 2 - 3 cm wide, glabrous when ripe, tomentellous when young.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Cold
Leukoderma
Bleeding piles
Wounds
Indigestion
Burning sense
Eye diseases
Catarrh
Snake bites
Worm infestation
Rabies
Paralysis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Lacto-purifier and enhancer
Mild laxative
Vishanashaka
Antipyretic
Aphrodisiac
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