Cadaba fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Capparaceae. It is endemic on Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indo-China: Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Tamil Nadu, Cadaba fruticosa is known as '"vizhuthi"(Tamil: விழுதி) and used in Siddha medicine for more than 2000 years. The juice of the leaves is especially used to cure gonorrhoea (Tamil: வெண்மேகம்).