| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Asclepias rosea Roxb.;
Marsdenia brockmaniana W. Fitzg.;
Oxystelma alpini Decne.;
Oxystelma esculentum (L. fil.) Schult.;
Oxystelma secamone (L.) Karst.;
Oxystelma secamone (L.) Schum.;
Oxystelma secamone var. wallichii (Wight) M.A. Rahman & C.C. Wilcock.;
Oxystelma wallichii Wight.;
Oxystelma zippelianum Bl.;
Periploca esculenta L. fil.;
Periploca secamone L.;
Sarcostemma esculentum (L. fil.) R. W. Holm.;
Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet.;
Secamone aegyptiaca Ait.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Rosy Milkweed Vine • Hindi:Dudhialata, Dudhi-ki-bel • Marathi: Dudhani • Telugu: Dudhi pala |
| Plant Family | : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Description | : | Lianas to at least 4 m, glabrous except for flowers. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade linear or linear-lanceolate, 6-11 × 0.7-2 cm, membranous, base rounded; lateral veins 9-12 pairs, marginal vein present. Inflorescences longer than leaves, (1- or) 2-4-flowered. Flower buds 8-9 mm. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, ca. 3.5 × 1 mm. Corolla white with purple veins or blotches, 2-3 cm in diam., limb 1.5-2 cm; lobes triangular, 1-1.5 cm, densely ciliate. Outer corona densely pubescent. Pollinia ca. 1.5 mm. Ovaries glabrous. Follicles lanceolate in outline, ca. 5 × 1.5 cm, apex subacute. Seeds ovate, ca. 2 × 1.5 mm; coma 1.5-2 cm. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Oct-Dec. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Dharni |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | vital importance in curing the diseases of the modern world like cancer, hepatitis, kidney disorders, stress-related disorders and microbial infections. The plant is hot, bitter, tonic, expectorant, pungent, dry and indigestible; causes flatulence,
diuretic, laxative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, useful in leucoderma and bronchitis. The juice is used in gleet, gonorrhea, pain in the muscles, cough and given to children as an astringent.
The milky sap forms a wash for ulcers. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: cardenolides; pregnane glycosides; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018687
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/248876
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rosy%20Milkweed%20Vine.html
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975357511800167
- https://greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/view/177/195 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Apocynaceae |
| Genus | : Oxystelma |
| Species | : Oxystelma esculentum (L. fil.) R. Br. |
