Smilax zeylanica L.

• Family: Smilacaceae
• Vernacular names: Arikanni, Karilanchi, അരീക്കണ്ണി, കരിലാഞ്ചി (Malayalam), Kumarika (English), Vanamadhusnahi (Sanskrit), Kattukodi (Tamil)
• Distribution: Indo-Malesia
• Description: Climbing shrubs; stem prickly. Leaves ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 3-5-ribbed from base. Flowers unisexual, greenish-white. Fruit a Berry, subglobose; seeds globose.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: July-January

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• Parts used: Root and leaves
• Properties & Uses: Root and leaves are used to treat venereal diseases. Root decoction is used in rheumatism, pain in the lower extremities, sores swellings, dysentery and abscesses.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk, Unani,
• Conservation Status: Vulnerable.
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