- Botanical name : Hemidesmus indicus
- Family :Asclepidaceae
- Tamil : Nannari
- Hindi : Anantmula
- Malayalam : Naruniniti
- English : Indian sarsaparilla
- Habit : A slender climber with milky latex. Leaves are simple, opposite decussate, narrow or broadly oblong, glabrous above.
- Distribution :India, Srilanka, South East Asia
- Useful part : Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa :Tikta, Madhura
- Guna : Guru, Snigdha
- Veerya : Sita
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Tridoshahara, Sukrala, Pachana
- Indications : Jwara , Raktapitta, kasa, Atisara, Visarpa
- Dose : Decoction – 40-80 ml, root powder – 1-3 gm
- Formulations : Sarivadi vati, Sarivadhyasava, Mahavishagarbha taila
LEAF AND FLOWER
ROOT
