Ceropegia pusilla
| Ceropegia pusilla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ceropegia |
| Species: | C. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceropegia pusilla Wight & Arn.
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Ceropegia pusilla is a species of herb in the family Apocynaceae.[1]
Uses
The tuber of this plant is edible and contains the alkaloid ceropegin.[2] In Ayurveda, it is used in formulations effective against various ailments, particularly diarrhea, dysentery, and syphilis. It is rich in nutritive starch and possesses tonic and blood-purifying properties.[3]
References
- ^ "Ceropegia pusilla Wight & Arn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ Jain S.K., Defillips R.A., 1991. Asclepiadaceae. In: Medicinal plants of India. Vol.1. Algonac, India, 8994.
- ^ Kalimuthu, Krishnan & R, Prabakaran & Karuppusamy, s & Senthilkumar, Rathesh. (2013). Habitat note and seed germination strategies on Ceropegia pusilla Wight & Arn.: An endangered species in Nilgiri hills of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.