Scientific Synonyms:

• Johnia coromandeliana Roxb.
• Johnia serrata Buch.-Ham.

Family name:

• CELASTRACEAE

Sinhala name:

• Himbutu (??????)

Tamil name:

• Cuntan

Sanskrit name:

• Saptachakra
• Ekanayaka
• Pitika

Description:

• A large woody climber, glabrous. Leaves 4.2-10.5 x 2.2-4.0 cm, glabrous; petioles 5-8 mm long. Flowers few to many on axillary fascicles; yellow or yellowish-green; petals 5. Fruit a drupe, globose, 1.0-1.5 cm diameter, 1-seeded. Seeds globose up to 8 mm diameter.

Edible parts:

• Fruit

Treatment for:

• Diabetes mellitus
• Venereal Disease

Parts used in Treatment:

• Roots

Other species in this genus

1 more, sharing the same genus.

• Salacia reticulata (Kothala Himbutu)

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