Saturday, March 26, 2011

Cryptolepis buchanani Roem.et Schult.(Thao En On)

Medicinal Plants in Thailand.


Cryptolepis buchanani Roem.et Schult

PERIPLOCACEAE

Thai name :Thao En On


Woody twiner, lacticiferous. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate or obovate, 3-8 cm wide, 5-18 cm long. Inflorescence in peduncled, axillary cyme; corolla yellowish-white. Fruit a pair of follicles, ovate-lanceolate; seeds with silky comas.

Leaf or stem: strengthen tendons; relieves muscular pain.


By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
Volume 2


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