China root
Scientific name of China root: Smilax china
Name of China root in different languages:-
English: Smilax, China root
Sanskrit: Madhusnuhi, Dweepantaravacha
Hindi: Chopchini
Malayalam: Cheenapavu-ചീനപ്പാവ്, Pavu-പാവ്
Plant description:
China root plant is a bushy spiny plant, grew about 3 feet high, the leaves are thin, membranous, ovate to ovate- oblong, five-nerved, acute or obtuse at both ends, root or rhizome are stipules, distinct obtuse and hard, large, blackish outer, pale and whitish internally. Flowers are small found in umbels greenish yellow, fruits are red and small.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Oblong Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-parallel |
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Useful plant parts:
Root
Medicinal uses:
Used in the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, urinary tract infections, skin ulcers, enteritis, and useful in old syphilitic cases.
Chemical contents:
Antiscrophulatic, carminative, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic and tonic.
China root is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurvedic medicines like:-
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