Sarcostemma intermedium
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Sap
The shoots are eaten as a salad, and the milky juice is drunk.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 900 m above sea level.
Asia, India,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A twining plant. The stems are trailing, leafless and jointed. It has a milky latex The flowers are in a flat topped arrangement with stalks from the same point and these are at the top of the plant. The flowers are white. The fruit are follicles that are broad at the base and narrow at the tip. The seeds are oblong and flat.
Medicinal Uses
The milky juice is used medicinally.
Notes
Several Sarcostemma have been changed to Cynanchum.
Names & Synonyms
Mosurguduka, Pasandi kodi, Phok, Somalata
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 594
