Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000009245

Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Scientific Name: Cryptolepis??R. buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Collector: K. Thothathri

Country: India

Uses: It is used to treat bodyache,cholera, dropsy, dysentery,rickets in children. Latex is used to treat cuts, fissures on soles. Root is used to treat abdomen pain, rheumatism.