Rubiaceae FAMILY

Hedyotis scandens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains a glucoside and two crystalline compounds, all related to rotenone, and most of them active as fish poisons[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].

Botanical Description

Hedyotis scandens is a perennial climbing plant with stems that are more or less woody. These stems can be several metres long, scrambling over the ground or clambering over other plants nearby[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

HabitatSparse forests, on humid soil in valleys; at elevations from 700 - 1,800 metres in southwest China and India[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].