Description
RED CREEPER (VENTILAGO MADERASPATANA)
Ventilago maderaspatana is a large, woody, ever green climber with branches hanging down in festoon sand. It is commonly known as red creeper.
Red creeper (Thavittu Vembada) or Ventilago maderaspatana is a medicinal herb belonging to family Rhamnaceae. Ventilago maderaspatana is medicinal plant traditionally used for the
- control of various diseases such as dyspepsia.
- Leprosy.
- Puruitis.
Chemical studies have shown that, stem bark contains Flavonoids, tannins etc.
Ventilago madraspatana is traditionally used to treat many disorders like
- Skin problems.
- Fever.
- Diabetes.
- Digestive carminative.
It is believed that it possess the healing effect of dyspepsia, colic disorder, leprosy, scabies, pruritis and other skin disorders and general disability.
