About Medicinal Plants

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Database of the Medicinal plants

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Malabar nightshade

Scientific name of Malabar nightshade: Basella Alba

Name of Malabar nightshade in different languages:

English: Vine spinach, red vine spinach, climbing spinach, creeping spinach, buffalo spinach, Indian spinach and Ceylon spinach.

Sanskrit: Apoedika, Potaki

Malayalam: Vallicheera-വള്ളിച്ചീര, Vashalacheera-വഷളച്ചീര.

Useful plant parts: Leaf, stem

Plant description:

It is a perennial, fast-growing vine, reach to 10 m length, stems are thick, purplish, semi-succulent, leaves are simple, alternately arranged and single, heart-shaped and have a mucilaginous texture, apex tapered, soft and slippery, about 6 to 10 cm long and 4 to 6 cm broad, fruits are green, turns black when ripe, normally contain 3 seeds in the fruits.

Leaf Arrangement