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Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
Apocynaceae Juss.
Malayalam Name(s): Palvalli, Parvalli
English name(s): Black creeper
Habit: Climber
Flowering & Fruiting: August-March
Medicinal uses
1. Roots are used as a substitute for Hemidesmus indicus.
2. The whole plant is used as medicine in cough, atrophy, dysentery, bleeding gums, relieves pain due to insect bites, etc,
3. Used as a medicine to treat tumor.
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