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Frangipani vine

Submitted by admin on 30 August 2024
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Scientific name
Chonemorpha fragrans
English Name
Frangipani vine
Malayalam name
പെരുങ്കുരുമ്പ
Common name
Wood vine

Description

  1. Habit : Shrub
  2. Habitat : Evergreen forests, sacred grove in the plains
  3. Leaves : opposite, large, broadly-oblong
  4. Flowers : terminal lax cymes, large, salver-shaped with lobes broadly rounded
  5. Fruit : Follicle
How to use
  1. Skin diseases : Decoction of whole plant if taken internally is useful.
  2. Take the root of the plant and make a decoction of 30 ml. Syphilis, leprosy and scabies can be cured by drinking it regularly in the morning and in the evening
Parts used
Roots,leaves
Uses

Carminative,digestive,expectorant,antipyretic

Propagation & Cultivation

It is propagated mainly through seeds.Grows in moist and well-drained soil.It prefer warm tropical and subtropical climates.