Scientific name: Cylea peltata
Family name: menispermaceae
Names in different languages:
English name: ink
berry
Sinhala
name: Kehipiththan
Tamil- Tamil:
malaitanki, ponmucuttai
Sanskrit: Bruhat Patha, akaisika, ambastha,
ambasthaki
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India
Habit: Climbing shurb
Status :native
Edible parts:None
Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for: Control bleeding from wounds, Gastritis
Parts used to make medicine: Root. Leaves
Propagation:seeds
