Botanical name : Sauropus sanguinaea Linn.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Svadutandula
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Tikta, Kashaya, Madhura
Guna   : Guru
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Tropical asparagus, Chekkurmanis
Hindi  :
Malayalam : Madhuracheera, Velichera
Distribution – Native of Malaysia imported to India. Cultivated as hedge plant throughout India 
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial dense foliaged evergreen shrub grows up to 2 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate, acute, with grayish mark on upper side. Flowers greenish, arises from the leaf axils. Fruits greenish white, globose with 4 distinct chambers. Each chamber bears single angular seed.  
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
This plant is used widely as a vegetable. Recent studies reveal that the plant contains a toxic alkaloid that may affect the lung causing Rapid progressive lung disease. This plant is not mentioned in ayurvedic classics. 
Useful part : Root, Fruit, Leaves.