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| Botanical Name | Carissa spinarum L. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Shirukila |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Description | Leaves opposite decussate, inflorescence axillary cymes, flowers white, fruits globose berry |
| Medicinal uses | • Infections |
| • digestive problems | |
| • syphilis | |
| • odema and | |
| • rabies | |
| Places / Locations | * Alagar Hills, Dindigul |
| * Mooligai Vanam, Kodiyakkarai, Nagapattinam District | |
| * Kancheepuram District | |
| * Tiruchirappalli District | |
| * Kolli Hills, Namakkal District | |
