Salacia chinensis
| Author :L. |
| Family : Hippocrateaceae |
Habit: Woody climber |
| Sanskrit: - |
| English: - |
Root
Gutta, dulcitol, proanthocyanidins
Salacia chinensis |
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| Description | ||||||
| A straggling or climbing, woody shrub, with oblong-lanceolate to obovate leaves, 3-6, small, yellowish flowers, in axillary fascicles, subglobose, bright red fruits containing single, subglobose, brownish seed embedded in an edible pulp. | ||||||
| Useful part | ||||||
Root |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| diabetes, veneral diseases | ||||||
| Major chemical constituents | ||||||
Gutta, dulcitol, proanthocyanidins |
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