Elephant Creeper and Woolly Morning Glory PRODUCT NAME
Argyreia nervosa = Argyreia speciosa, Sweet Convolvulus nervosus Burm. F SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Meenigai kodi |
| Local Name: | Meenigai kodi (Kurumba); Muste kodi (Irula) Bengali-Bichtarak; Sanskrit-Samudra phalaka; Marathi-Samudra soka; Hindi-Samundarkapat. |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
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| Product Description: | A climber. Flower: Solitary, purple. Fruit: A fleshy berry, orange ripe. Seeds 4, embedded in the pulp. Leaf ahs a silky silvery undersurface. Miscellaneous: Tortoise shell beetles feed on the leaves. Carpenter bees pollinate the flowers. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Found on the canopy or clearings in evergreen forests. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots resin shoots |
| Uses: | The tuber is used in preparation to cure colds The sap can also be used to make temporary tattoo Tender shoots are feed to cattle, this is believes to increase the milk flow |
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| Market Information: | The milky sap from the leaf is applied to the forehead to ward on the evil eye. |
| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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| External Links: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_baby_woodrose |
