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Monday, January 7, 2013

Anguna(Hoya viridiflora, dragea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf (sneezewort)



























 Botnical name: Wattakaka volubilis
 Family name:Asclepiadaceae
Names in different languages:
     English names:    Sneeze Wort
     Sinhala name: Anguna
     Tamil names :    Kodi Palai,  Kurinja
     Sanskirt name-Madhumalati
Distribution: Distribution: India: Western Peninsula. Common in plains and hills, up to 1600 m. West Bengal, Assam. Sri Lanka, Java, Indomalesia
Status:Native
Edible parts:Leaves
Ayurvedicusage:
  Treatment for:  Parts used to make Medcine:-Roots,Leaves
Propagation: Seeds

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