Barcode: CAL0000013990

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Family: MENISPERMACEAE

Scientific Name: Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels

Collector: A.L. Takhtajan, Cecil J. Saldanha and K.R. Keshava Murthy

Country: India

Uses: Leaf juce used as a refrigerant, also used to cure eczema, prurigo, and impetigo. Roots used as laxative and demulcent,used in treatment of bilious rheumatism, dyspepsia and stomach-ache in children.