- Botanical name : Hemidesmus indicus L.
- Family : Asclepiadaceae
- Malayalam : Nannari
- Tamil : Nannari
- English : Indian sarsaparilla
- Habit : Perennial prostrate or twining shrub
- Useful part : Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thikta, madhura
- Guna : Guru, snigdha
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Tridosha shamana
- Indications : Kushta, visarpa, Daha
- Dose : Phanta(50-100ml), kwatha(50-100ml)
- Formulations : Sarivadyasava, sarivadi kashaya
