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Botanical Name:
Sarcostemma acidum
Drug consists of the dried stem of Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.)
Voigt, Family Asclepiadaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Soma, Somalata, Somavalli
Bengali: Kula Thar, Soma, Somlata
English: Moon Plant, Moon Creeper
Guajarati: Somvel
Hindi: Soma, Somlata
Kannada: Hambu Balli, Hambukkalli, Somaballi, Somalate,
Somalatha, Vasukaanthi
Malayalam: Somam, Somavalli, Vayastha
Marathi: Ransher, Somvel
Oriya: Borohwi, Notasiju, Somolata
Tamil: Kodikkalli, Somamum
Telugu: Dustappa Tiga, Kaadujemmudu, Kondapaala,
Padmakaashtamu, Somalatha, Theegajemmudu
Botanical description:
Sarcostemma acidum is a perennial leafless, jointed trailing
shrub with green, cylindrical, fleshy glabrous, twining
branches having milk white latex, leaves reduced to scales,
opposite, flowers white or pale greenish white, fragnant, in
umbels on branch extremities, fruits follicles, tapering at
both ends, seeds flat, ovate, comose.
Parts used:
Stem, Bark
Major chemical constituent:
Pregnane glycosides and ligans
Therapeutic uses:
• Bronchodialator
• Vasodialator
• Anti-asthmatic
• Diaphoretic |
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