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Name: Murugudonda                                                          

Sanskrit:

Telugu: మురుగు దొండ, Murugudonda

Botanical: Kedrostis foetidissima

Family: Cucurbitaceous

Trade Name: Stinking kedrostis

Habit:  Creeper

Propagation: Seeds

Parts use:  Tuber,leaves.

Medicinal properties: As an ethnomedical plant, it can be used for treating aliments, common cold, diarrhea, and measles. The phytochemical analysis of petroleum ether extract of leaf and chloroform extract of stem revealed the presence of flavonoids, triterpenoids, phenols, steroids, and glycosides as reported in the literature.