Barcode: CAL0000009457

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Family: APOCYNACEAE

Scientific Name: Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum.

Collector: J.F. Duthie

Country: India

Uses: Bark is febrifuge, anthelmintic and galactagogue, used in the form of liquid extract or tincture for treatment of chronic diarrhoea, asthma, cardiac troubles and also used as an haemostatic. Leaves used in treatment of beri-beri, dropsy, and congested liver. Latex is applied to sores, ulcers, tumours, and rheumatic swellings. Flowers yield an essential oil and the alkaloid picrinine acts as a depressant on the central nervous system. Ash of the