Friday, July 11, 2008

HEMIDESMUS INDICUS | ANANTMUL

HEMIDESMUS INDICUS  |  ANANTMUL
Scientific classification of  hemidesmus indicus  |  anantmul
Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: gentianales
Family: apocynaceae
Subfamily: asclepiadoideae
Genus: hemidesmus
Species: h. Indicus
Common names:-anantmul, anantvel, salsa ,nannari..etc..
Nature:-it is arecurrent creeper.
Leaves:-leaves are large in shape and size..mostly leaves are 5-12 centemeter with dark green in colour.
Flowers:-flowers are very small,mostly they are greenish with compact clusters.
Fruits:-fruits are 29 cm long. They are pointed at the tip.seeds are black.
Medicinal uses of hemidesmus indicus (anantmul):-the drugs obtained by this plants through there dried roots which is useful in fever and also in skin diseases .
This drug has another most useful properties that is to purify the blood.
This plant gives re-freshness after chewing.