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Salacia chinensis

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{{stub}}[[File:Salacia chinensis L. (11547593726).jpg|thumb|right]]'''Salacia chinensis''' is usually a climbing plant, though is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more tree-like. It can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall with a stem up to 16cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The roots contains the phytoconstituents like alkaloides, glycosides, polyphenols, flavanoides, coumarins, proteins, carbohydrates, gums and mucilage, fixed oil and volatile oil.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Forests along sea-shores}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy river banks}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Lowland primary forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"http://www.academicjournals.org/app/webroot/article/article1379604011_Deokate%20and%20Khadabadi.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s/salacia-chinensis "Common name"names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Salacia+chinensis Salacia chinensis on tropical.theferns.info]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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