Climbing Vine
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Scientific name
Pachygone ovata Hook.f & Thoms.
English Name
Ovate Pachygone
Malayalam name
കാട്ട് കൊടുവള്ളി
Common name
Climbing Vine
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Dry deciduous forests and foothills of scrub jungles
- Leaves : ovate-lanceolate,leathery texture , prominent reticulate venation
- Flowers : sweet scented yellow flowers,2-3mm across
- Stem : Vine stems diameters to 10cm recorded.
- Fruit : reniform drupe,green to orange to purple
Uses
Fish poison,to kill lice and to expel intestinal worms, Skin diseases
Parts used
Fruits , Leaves
How to use
- Fish Poison : The dried fruits of the plant have been used traditionally by folklore to repel insects and as a fish poison.
- Inflammation,wound healing : Fresh leaves are likely pounded into a paste or poultice and applied directly to the skin to manage pain, inflammation, and promote wound healing.
- To reduce body temperature : Juice Extraction: Fresh leaves are crushed to extract their juice, which may be consumed orally or applied topically for specific ailments like reducing body temperature.
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Propagation involves taking cuttings (summer, below node, remove lower leaves/buds) or sowing seeds, while cultivation requires fertile, sunny spots, water, and care for a warm, frost-free environment, with specific fertilizer/biofertilizer info for related crops suggesting good nutrient management for growth.
