Rank Species | Genus Cadaba Higher classification Cadaba | |
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Similar Cadaba, Capparaceae, Anisomeles malabarica, Capparis zeylanica, Ammannia baccifera | ||
Tertiary ingredients of cadaba fruticosa formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Cadaba fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Capparaceae.
It is endemic on Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indo-China: Myanmar.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In Tamil Nadu, Cadaba fruticosa is known as '"vizhuthi"(Tamil: விழுதி) and used in Siddha medicine for more than 2000 years. The juice of the leaves is especially used to cure gonorrhoea (Tamil: வெண்மேகம்).
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