The perennial succulent glabrous twining herb with white or red branches; leaves simple, alternate, broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, cordate at base, thick lamina narrowed into petiole; flowers white or red in spikes, bracteoles longer than perianth; fruits red, white or black, globose, utricle enclosed in the perianth.
Propagation: By seeds and stem cuttings.
Parts Used: Stems, leaves.
Chemical Constituents: Iodine, fluorine, carotenoids, organic acids, vitamin-K.
Uses: The stems and leaves are sweet, cooling, emollient, aphrodisiac, laxative, haemostatic, appetizer, sedative, diuretic, demulcent, maturate and tonic. They are useful in vitiated conditions of pitta, burning sensation, constipation, flatulence, anorexia, haemorrhages, haemoptysis, sleeplessness, pruntus. leprosy, urticaria, ulcers, dysentery, gonorrhoea, balanitis, strangury, fatigue and general debility. They are especially useful as a laxative in children and pregnant women
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