Botanical name : Wattakaka volubilis Stapf. (Dregea volubiliz Benth)
Family : Asclepiadaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Madhumalati, Svarnalata, Swarnajeevanti, Sumangala, Hemapurna.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta
Guna   : Rooksha, Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     :
Hindi        : Nakchikni  
Malayalam    : Vatakkakodi, Kodippala, Manja adapatiyan
Distribution – Growing naturally on southern parts of India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial lactiferous climbing shrub grows on bushes and hedges. Leaves simple opposite, long petioled, oblong, acuminate, base chordate, shiny with prominent nerves. Flowers pale green seen in axillary drooping umbels. Fruits capsule about 25 cm long containing numerous seeds crowned with silky hairs, which aid in wind dispersion. Stem is fibrous and dark green.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, skin diseases, diabetes, cough, jaundice, ascites, poison bites, ulcer, edema, skin disease, and fever
Useful part    :    Roots, Leaves.   

Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD