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'''Cynanchum viminale''' is a leafless succulent plant in the milkweed family. The species is native to West Africa, the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific region. The species' natural range extends from South Africa throughout much of Africa and the Middle East to India, Indochina, Southern China, Indomalaya and into Meganesia.<ref name="int"/> The species is also found on several Indian Oceans islands including Mauritius, Réunion and the Seychelles.

In keeping with its wide distribution==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, the species is known by a range of common names{{Uses|Cuts}}, including caustic-creeper{{Uses|Snakebites}},caustic bush{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, sacred soma{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, soma{{Uses|Blotches}}, rou shan hu{{Uses|Pimples}}, Rapunzel plant{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, liane calle and kitupa.{{Uses|Sore throats}}

The plant has been used a traditional medicine throughout its range to treat a range of conditions==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, including sores and wounds, smallpox, eye infections, diarrhoea, intestinal and skin parasites and insufficient milk production. The aerial parts, roots and latex of the plant are all used for medicine, and the method of use various from ingestion of plant parts, drinking a decoction of the plant, application of the sap to affected parts, exposure to smoke form the burning plant or placing patients onto bedding made from the plant. Care is usually required because of the poisonous and caustic nature of the sap, however in some locales toxixity is considered low, at least for part of the year{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.

==Common Chemical Composition==The major fatty acids isolated and identified were1-Hexadecene (C16H32), Hexadecanoic acid (C16H32O2), Octadecanoic acid(C18H36O2), 9-Octadecenoic acid (C18H34O2), 1- Docosene (C22H44)<ref name=="chemical composition"/>

* '''English''' ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Khir- Leafless East-Indian khimp|en=Caustic Vine* '''Kannada''' - ಹಂಬು ಬಳ್ಳಿ * '''Hindi''' - सोमा, Milk rope}}

==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Leaves reduced to small, triangular scales about 1-1.5 mm long. Photosynthetic material present in the green succulent branches which produce copious amounts of milky exudate when cut or broken.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|7-8 mm long|Yellow|5-20|Inflorescence a short raceme or fascicle}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7-9 x 0.4 cm|Follicles about 7-9 x 0.4 cm. Seeds about 5-6 x 1.5-2 mm, plumes about 15-17 mm long||5-6}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Cynanchum viminale is an easy species to grow that is suited for any well drained soil in full sun. But young plant are happy growing indoors, where they can easily reach the ceiling<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13596-014-0157-3 "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://wwwkeys.trin.ars-grinorg.govau/cgikey-binserver/npgsdata/html0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Sarcostemma_viminale_subsp.pl?464436 Cynanchum viminale_brunonianum.htm "plant descripiton"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/27584/Sarcostemma_viminale "Cultivation and planting"]</ref>

== External Links == * [https://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/84-sarcostemma-viminale Sarcostemma viminale on some magnetic island plants]* [https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146060 Sarcostemma viminale on zimbabwe flora.co.zw]* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Caustic%20Vine.html) Sarcostemma viminale on flowers of india]