Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn.

• Family: Menispermaceae
• Vernacular names: Pettumarunna, പേറ്റുമരുന്ന് (Malayalam), Levant berries (English), Kakamari (Sanskrit), Kakamari (Hindi), Kakkamari (Tamil)
• Distribution: Indo-Malesia
• Description: Woody climbers. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, 5-ribbed, coriaceous. Flowers greenish-white, unisexual, many, in large drooping panicles on old branches. Fruit of 1-3 drupes; seeds 1, glabrous.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Moist deciduous and evergreen forests, also sacred groves in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: August-December

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• Parts used: Root, fruits and seeds
• Properties & Uses: Bitter, astringent, thermogenic, antifungal, anthelmintic and depurative. Roots are used for the treatment of tumors, poisoning, anaemia, dyspnoea, epilepsy. Fruits are used in skin disorders and epilepsy.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo, Modern,
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