Ctenolepis cerasiformis Health Dictionary

Naud.

Family: Cucurbitaceae.

Habitat: Wild on wastelands in Gujarat.

Ayurvedic: Shankhini.

(Also equated with Corivolvulus arvenis L.)

Folk: Aankha-phuutaa-mani (Gujarat).

Action: Emetic, drastic purgative. Used for internal tumours and abscesses. (C.R.A.V.)