Description
POTHOS SCANDENS
Pothos scandens (P. scandens) is a medicinal aroid, which belongs to the family Araceae. The bruised root of the plant is applied to promote healing of abscesses, after being fried in oil. The Indian people use an infusion of the leaves of this plant as a bath for curing convulsions and epilepsy.
Apart from that, the stem is also widely used to treat asthma, after being cut up with camphor and smoked like tobacco. It has been also reported that the whole plant is used against various health problems and disorders such as diarrhoea, cancer, small pox, muscle catches, sprains and bone fracture.
