Rangoon creeper quiscualis indica linn

Description:

The Rangoon Creeper is a ligneous vine that can reach from 2.5 meters to up to 8 meters.Rangoon Creeper, and Combretum indicum. It is a vine with red flower clusters .The flowers are fragrant and tubular and their color varies from white to pink to red. It is found in many other parts of the world either as a cultivated ornamental or run wild.

Habitat:

Rangoon Creeper is found in thickets or secondary forests of the Philippines, India and Malaysia. It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas.

Notes:

The plant is used as an herbal medicine. Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as antihelmintic to expel parasitic worms or for alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for gargling. The fruits are also used to combat nephritis. Leaves can be used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to treat rheumatism.