(Nerium indicum mill)or in english it is called the South sea Rose. Smooth shrub with a cream-colored sticky resinous juice. Flowers are sweet scented single or double, white, pink or red.
Folkloric uses: For skin; herpes or other skin diseases;Crush leaves mix with oil and apply on lesions. do not apply on raw surface. milky juice of the plant is irritating. for ringworm; chop branch with a cup young leaves, mix juice with drops of fresh coconut oil, apply 3X daily. Snake bites; pound leaves and a piece of branch apply poultice to the wound. Roots; decoction of roots locally and internally is used for abortion. Roots; made into paste with water for hemorrhoids.