Botanical Name: Scindapsus officinalis Schott.
Family: Araceae
Names in different Indian languages
| English | |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Gajapippali |
| Kannada | gajahippali |
| Malayalam | Anatippali, attitipali |
| Sanskrit | Gajapippali |
| Tamil | Attittipali |
| Telugu | Gajapippalu |
| Unani | |
| Folk |
Synonyms
Gajakrishna, Hastipippali, Gajapippali
Morphology
This is an epiphytic climber,
Leaves – large, leathery
Flowers- spadix
Fruit – berry
uses:
stimulant, carminative, diaphoretic, anthelmintic, antidiarrhoeal
cough, asthma
