Scientific name                                 : Aporosa Cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr.

Family                                               : Euphorbiaceae 

Malayalam Name                            : Aechil, Vetti

Flowering & Fruiting                       : December-June

Medicinal use:

                      Roots crushed with onion, garlic and calcium made into a paste applied for rheumatism; root bark made into a paste and applied in body pain;powdered roots purgative and stomachic. Leaves soaked in buttermilk and consumed to get relief from ulcer.