Intellect plant
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Scientific name
Celastrus paniculatus
English Name
Intellect plant
Malayalam name
ചെറുപുന്ന (Jyotismati)
Common name
Climbing staff plant
Description
- Habit : Climbers
- Habitat : Moist deciduous and semi evergreen forests
- Leaves : alternate, broadly ovate
- Flowers : many, greenish-white
- Seeds : 3, aril reddish.
How to use
- Amenorrhea : Consumption of Jyotismati leaves (fried) along with hibiscus flower and soured rice water
- Psoriasis : The plant oil is processed with water of alkali and kadaladi for 7 times should be applied locally
Parts used
Seed oil
Uses
Amenorrhea , Skin diseases (Psoriasis)
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds.It can grow from the warm temperate zone through to the tropics.
