Barcode: CAL0000009427

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Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Scientific Name: Melothria amplexicaulis (Lam.) Cogn.

Collector: J.F. Duthie

Country: India

Uses: Roots are purgative and used in treatment of dysuria and spermatorrhoea. Juice of the leaves are applied to part inflamed by markingout juice ( Semecarpus anacardium Linn.)