Holostemma
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Scientific name
Holostemma Adakodien
English Name
Holostemma
Malayalam name
അടപതിയൻ
Common name
Payaswani
Description
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Scrub jungles, deciduous forests and in the plains
- Leaves : oblong or ovate, apex acute to cuspidate
- Flowers : pale purple, fragrant
- Follicles : sub-woody, tapering and green.
How to use
- Stomach pain : Root paste mixed with water and taken internally to relieve stomach pain.
- To nourish the body : Adapathiyan root is boiled in milk, sun-dried, and its powder is consumed daily in 6 gm doses with milk.
Uses
Cooling, aphrodisiac and expectorant.
Parts used
Tuberous roots
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Sandy red soil is ideal for its growth, and seedlings can be prepared by sowing and germinating them, later transplanting them when they have six mature leaves. Initial planting is recommended in grow bags.
