Botanical name : Salacia reticulata Wight.
Family : Hippocrateaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Vairi, Peetika
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  :
Hindi  :
Malayalam : Ekanayakam, Ponkarandi, Korandi
Distribution – In dense evergreen forests throughout India.  
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A woody climber grows on bushes and hedges. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate oblong, acuminate, coriaceous, crenate, glabrous and shining. Flowers yellowish green in woody axillary tubercles; fruits globose, pinkish orange, contain 1-4 seeds immersed in pulp.      
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, urinary infection, diabetes, hemorrhoids, inflammations, leucorrhea, skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, flatulence, colic, and jaundice. 
Useful part : Roots.