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Caralluma Fimbriata

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{{stub}}[[File:Linaria vulgaris - harilik käokannus ValinguCaralluma attenuata Wt..jpg|thumb|right|''Linaria vulgaris'']]'''Caralluma Fimbriata''' is a small shrub with basally trailing. It will grow upto 30 - 60cm tall. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. A popular traditional medicine it is also cultivated in many localities. Several patents have been issued on the preparation of the plant extract and the use of the pregnane glycosides in the treatment of obesity-related problems. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ear infections}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Children's coughs}}, {{Uses|Cardiac problems}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy[}}.
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Caralluma|gu=|hi=|kn=SondeMaakada singi, Mangana kodu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of lowland areas in the drier tropics where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It tolerates high temperatures and an annual rainfall as low as 400mm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Gravelly soils}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky hills}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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Caralluma attenuata Wt..jpgशिंदळ माकडी पाराळा, औरंगाबाद, Shindal Makadi, Parala, Aurangabad(Caralluma adscendens).jpg
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