Linaceae FAMILY
Hugonia mystax
Hugonia mystax
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hugonia mystax is a climbing shrub attaching itself to supports by means of tendrils. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - drier regions of southern India and Sri Lanka.
HabitatDry forests[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].