Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.AlmeidaFamily: Apocynaceae
Synonyms: Cryptolepis buchananii Roem. & Schult., Cryptolepis reticulata (Roth) Wall, ex Steud., Nerium reticulatam Roxb., Periploca dubia Burm.f., Trachelospermum cavaleriei H.Lev., Trachelospermum gracilipes var. cavaleriei (H. Lev.) C.K. Schneid.
Common name: Wax Leaved Climber, Indian sarsaparilla
Hindi: काला बेल kala bel, karanta
Marathi: दूध वेल dudh-vel, कावळी kavali
Tamil: பலகொடி pala koti
Malayalam: കടുപാല്വള്ളി katupaalvalli, അടവിപ്പാല adavippala
Telugu: అడవిపాలతీగ adavipalatiga
Kannada: ಮೆದ್ಧಗೂಳಿ ಹಮ್ಬು medhaguli hambu
Oriya: Maloti
Sanskrit: कृष्णसारिव krishnasariva
Bengali: Shyamalata, Krishna Saarivaa
Hindi: Kaleesar, Kalee Anantmool
Ayurvedic uses: Agnimandya, Aruchi, Atisara, Jvara, kshaya, kushta, pradara, prameha, raktapitta, svasa, kasa, mukha daurangdhya, kandu, vata rakta, dehadurgandha [API, Part-1, Vol-IV]
Blood-purifier, alterative. Used for rickets in children. In combination with Euphorbia microphylla, the herb is used as a galactagogue. A decoction of the stem is used as a supporting drug in paralysis; of the root bark in rheumatism. Themajor constituent of the root extract is germanicol docosanoate. The roots contains cryptanoside C. The leaves gave cryptanoside A and B and a cardenolide, cryptosin. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
30 Published articles of Cryptolepis dubia / Cryptolepis buchananii / Cryptolepis buchanani
