Name: Paedaeria foetida (Linn.)

  1. Common name: skunkvine, stinkvine, or Chinese fever vine and Gandha prasarini
  2. Vernacular name: Bhedai Lota (Assamese)
  3. Family:Rubiaceae
  4. Habits: Herbaceous, seed propagated and vine/climber
  5. Habitat: Areas slightly exposed to the sun, on rocky and sandy soils at low altitude.
  6. Flowering during July.
  7. Fruit ripes during Cold season
  8. Part used : Leaves, Roots
  9. Distribution: India including Arunachal Pradesh
  10. Uses: Used in the treatment diabetes, abdominal pain, toothache, joint pain