Scindapsus officinalis
| Author : (Roxb.) Schott |
| Family : Araceae |
Habit: Climbing shrub |
| Sanskrit: Gajapippali |
| English: - |
Dried mature inflorescence
scindapsin A and B, scindapsinidine A & B, sterol, mixture of sugars
Scindapsus officinalis |
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| Description | ||||||
| A large epiphytic climber, clinging to trees and rocks by its adventitious aerial roots, obliquely ovate-oblong, cuspidate leaves, greenish-yellow flowers in spadix enclosed in an oblong spathe and closely adpressed, fleshy berries. | ||||||
| Useful part | ||||||
Dried mature inflorescence |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| diarrhoea, cough, bronchitis, asthma, worm infestations, rheumatism | ||||||
| Major chemical constituents | ||||||
scindapsin A and B, scindapsinidine A & B, sterol, mixture of sugars |
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