Mikania scandens
Family:- Asteraceae
Common Name:- Climbing hempweed etc
Vernacular Name:- Tar
General_information
Mikania scandens is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. Its common names include climbing hempvine, climbing hempweed, and louse-plaster. It can be seen widely in Arunachal Pradesh & Assam. As a weed it’s create lot of disturbances for the cultivars or gardeners. This is a perennial herbaceous climber which grows as branching vine. It has a allopathic effect on other plants.
traditional_medicine
It is used in traditional medicine systems by the Northeast Indians & other part of India as a treatment for gastric ulcers, wounds, and insect bites and stings. It is reported that root extracts had more potent anti-inflammatory potential than aerial parts of the plant. Plant extracts were also shown to have locomotor depressant, muscle relaxant and sedative neuropharmacological properties.
The leaves are also used as an antimicrobial, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent and as an anti cold used as decoction for coughs.
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