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CLASSIFICATION

ORDER	:  Vitales
FAMILY	:  Vitceae
GENUS	:  Cyphostemma
SPECIES	:  setosum ( Roxb.) Alston
BOTANICAL NAME	: Cyphostemma setosum (Rocb.) Alston
SYNONYMS	:  ---
COMMON NAME	:  Bristly wild grape.
TAMIL NAME	:  Kangu kelari, Pulipirandai.
HINDI NAME	:  Harmal.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

HABIT :  Bristly Wild Grape is a succulent climber clothed with bristly hairs.

LEAVES :  Leaves are trifoliate rarely lower ones simple, fleshy, nearly stalkless, shortly stalked, elliptic, ovoate to obovate, blunt, rounded at the base, stringly sawtoothed, up to 7 x 5 cms. Lateral veins are obscure.

FRUIT:  berry ovate, densely bristly, bright red when ripen, 1-seeded, seeds ovoid, deeply pitted and rounded toothed on the margins.

MEDICINAL USES

The leaves are applied to ulcers to promote suppuration and to assist in the extraction of Guinea worms.

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