Description

This creeper is called Appakovai in Tamil and you will find it growing wildly in fences all over Tamil Nadu. You can also find this plant in Africa and Srilanka. The botanical name of this creeper is Kedrostis Foetidissima. The leaves have a very very strong unpleasant smell and the plant can be identified with the red fruits and the smell. Appakovay leaves have strong antibacterial and anti fungal properties which has been proven through research, you can read the research paper here and here.

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