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 refreshness after chewing.