Crape Jasmine
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Scientific name
Tabernaemontana divaricata
English Name
Crape Jasmine
Malayalam name
നന്ത്യാർവട്ടം
Common name
Pinwheel flower
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : sparse mountain forests, hillsides, forests margins and shrub lands
- Leaves : large shiny leaves are deep green
- Flowers : white five-petaled pinwheels
- Stems : exude a milky latex when broken
How to use
- The pounded leaves are an ingredient of a cough medicine taken as an infusion.
- A root decoction is used in the treatment of diarrhea
Uses
Used to treat hypertension, headache, and scabies
Parts used
Leaf, Root , Stem, Fruit
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
To propagate Nandyarvattom from cuttings, take 5–6 inch healthy stem cuttings, remove lower leaves, dip in rooting hormone, and plant in moist soil or cocopeat. Keep in shade and water regularly.
