ArticleViewAbstractPharmacognosy Journal,2025,17,2,188-190.DOI:10.5530/pj.2025.17.23Published:April 2025Type:Original ArticleA Detail Study of an Ethnomedicinal Plant Sarcostemma Acidum VoigtPravanjan Kumar Tripathy, and Manas Ranjan Mishra Pravanjan Kumar Tripathy1, Manas Ranjan Mishra2 1Research Scholar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, INDIA. 2Professor & HOD, Dept. of Pharmacognosy, Gayatri College of Pharmacy, Odisha, INDIA. Abstract:Sarcostemma acidum Voigt is a leafless plant of the family Apocynaceae. Plant is locally known as Somlata. It is a traditional medicinal plant used to prepare Somras. Geographically S.acidum is mainly found in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and South India. It is mostly grown in dry rocky places. S.acidum is a shrub , more branched but no leaves. The phytochemicals present in the S.acidum are carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, proteins, steroids, triterpenoids, fixed oils, mucilage, gums and waxes. Ethnomedicinally the S.acidum was used in otitis, dog bite, snake bite, rabies, emesis, arthritis and leprosy. The juice of this plant having some medicinal value, so used as natural restorative for health. S.acidum stem extract inhibits spermatogenesis and reduce the sperm count. Also the extract of S.acidum shown antipsychotic effect. The result of present pharmacological study shown that the S.acidum possess Analgesic, Antipyretic and Antidiabetic effects. Keywords:Ethnomedicinal uses, Macroscopy, microscopy, Pharmacological Effects, Phytochemicals, Sarcostemma acidum VoigtView:PDF (386.13 KB) PDF Images Sarcostemma acidum plant. ‹ Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in the Treatment of Tuberculosis in the Eastern Free State, South Africa up Literacy of Alpha-Lactalbumin (ALA) and Oleic Acid Content Improves Knowledge and Self Efficacy in Breastfeeding Milk by Mothers Who Have Babies 0-24 Months ›