Hemidesmus indicus Sveta sariva Anatmool Sariwa Sarasaparill a roots

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Hemidesmus indicus

Scientific Name and Description

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) SCHULT.

Herb Family

Apocynaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Periploca indica L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	anandmul-kapuri, anantamul, aushba, dudhli, hindi-salsa, hindisalsa, jangli-chanbeli, janglichanbelli, kalisar, magrabu, mugrabu, salsa, Anantmool
Kannada	ananthamoola, beruballi, dhoodhaavalli, dudavali, dudavalli, gaamadevaru, gleet, haalu baeru, haalu balli, halavabilu, halberu, hale baeru balli, haleberuballi, hamada baeru, hamadaberu, kanya baeru, kanyaburu, kareebatte, karibandha, karibanta, kempu gandha, kempu gandhi, kempugandhi, kempuganhi, maadaavali, magaliveru, naamada baeru, naamadaberu, naamasogadhe, namadaballi, namadaberu, nannaari baeru, nannaari beru, nannaribayibessliberu, nannariberu, sogade, sogade beru, sugandha-palada-gida, sugandhapalada, sugandhiballi, sugandhiberu, sughanda-palada-gida, sughandhi beru
Malayalam	kizhanna, nannari, nannari-kizhanna, narooneendee, naru-nindi, naru-ninti, narunari, narunenti, narunindi, naruninti, paravalli
Marathi	anantamul, anantvel, dhoodmooli, dudhasali, lahankavali, makur, upalasari, uparasaala, uparasal, uparsal, uparsaree, upersari
Sanskrit	aasphota, ananta, anantamul, anantamula, anantamulah, asphota, bhadra, bhadravalli, bhadravallika, dhavalashariva, gopa, gopakanya, gopama, gopangana, gopasuta, gopavadhu, gopavalli, gopi, gopimulam, kalanusariva, karala, kashthashariva, krishodari, krsnamuli, lata, nagajivha, pratanika, raktasariva, sanariva, sariba, saribha, sariva, sarivadvaya, sharada, shariva, sugandha, sugandhi, svetasariva, syama, utpalasariva, utpalashariva, Sariva
Tamil	acuvapalai, akilamamuli, anantam,ankari muli, ankarikai, ankarimuli, arakkam, arakkam,aritinvayacci, aritinviyachi, ariyamatu, arunai, arunianam,,cacanikam, cacapam, caricayam, caripaci, caripai, caripam,cariyam, cinkapperumal,cinkaratosi, cirarokanacani, ciru nannari, cirunannari, cukantapalaiver, cukantappalai, cukantippalai, cukantirunakam, imayavalli, intiracukantakkoti, intiracukantam, intirakantam, intirakentam, intiri, intirikakkoti, intirikam, irulopi, kacumari,kalaputpam, kamavalli, kananucari,kananucarikkoti, kananusari, kanniyam,kannucari, kanucari, karalam, kattinavatai, kattunannari, kirivilavalli, kirttinavalacci, kirttitamikakkoti, kirusnavalli, kirusnavallikkoti, kiruttinamuli,kiruttinavalli, kiruttitamikam, kittinavalli, kizhanna, kolumpuka, kopaku, kopakuvalli, kopavalli1, kopi, makali,makali-k-kilanku, nannaari, nannari, nari, nari,makalikkilanku,matuli,mavaliparunannari,mavallikkilanku,narpputu, naru-ninti, narukkumulam,narunanri, narunetti, naruninti, nattunannari, nattuvaliyal, nirunti,niruntu, nunnarivayr, palini, paraicivi, paraicivicceti, pargodi, parkkoti, parkoti, patalamuli, patalamuli pattiracantani, perunannari, puppalakai, saribam, sasbam, sugandhipala, suganthipala, taku, tarunanari, urkatam, vanamamuli, vattavali
Telugu	adavipattitige, adavippathige, adavippatitige, barrisugandhi, gadi, gadisugandhi, gedasugandhu, ghodiescucandee, muttavapulagamu, mutthavapulagamu, nalla sugandhipaala, nallasugandhipala, nannaari, paala sugandhi, pala-chukkam-deru, pala-sugandhi, palachukhanderu, palasoucandee, palasugandhi, palasugandhikeru, palasughandhi, palatsukkanderu, sarasaparilla, soogundapala, sugandapala, sugandhi, sugandhi-pala, sugandhipaala, sugandhipala, sugandipala, sungandapala, tellasugandhipala, thellasugandhipaala
Tibetan	thal tras dkar po, thal-tres
Urdu	Ushba
Common name	Indian sarsaparilla,

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Nannari Climber Leaves Decoction Liver disorder, Anticholesterol

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. Anantmul Asclepiadaceae Respiratory diseases, energy tonic

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult

Habit-Herb

Parts used -Whole plan

Application -Purifies blood; snake bite; body heat; increases semen production; antipyretic; diarrhoea; rheumatism; ulcer; syphilis; leucorrhea; respiratory and urinary disorders; cough; asthma; colostrum; male reproductive disorder; piles; skin disorder; herpes; gynaecological disorders; convulsive seizure; antibacteria

Treatment -General; men; women

References -Ayyanar 2013, Dey and De 2012, Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Mahishi et al. 2005, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984, Ramya 2008