Artanema longifolium

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Artanema

|species = longifolium

|authority = (L.) Vatke

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Artanema longifolium is an edible flowering plant species found in tropical Africa, India and South-East Asia. Extracts are used in Ayurveda medicines to treat myositis and nausea. The leaves can also be cooked and eaten as a leafy vegetable.Grubben, G. J. H. & Denton, O. A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen. The roots are root used to treat rheumatism, diarrhea, syphilis and ophthalmitis.{{cite book| last1=Chopra| first1=R. N.| last2=Nayar| first2=S. L.| last3=Chopra| first3=I. C.| title=Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants| publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi| year=1986}}