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'''Asthisamharaka''' is a perennial plant of the Grape family. It is also known as veldt grape, devil's backbone, adamant creeper, cissus quadrangularis, hadjod and pirandai. The plant grows throughout India especially in gotter regions and in Sri Lanka.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Bone Fracture}}, {{Uses|Low bone mineral density}}, {{Uses|Osteoporosis}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Hyperuricemia}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Rickets}}, {{Uses|Obesity}}, {{Uses|Internal Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoid}}, {{Uses|Improve digestion}}, {{Uses|Syphilis}}, {{Uses|Menorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Pyorrhea}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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Asthisamharaka is a perennial plant of the [[Grape]] family. It is also known as veldt grape, devil's backbone, adamant creeper, cissus quadrangularis, hadjod and pirandai. The plant grows throughout India, especially, in gotter regions and in Sri Lanka.  
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===Food===
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Asthisamharaka can be used in food. Young leaves and tender stems are cooked in curries. They are also used in preparation of papad<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
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== Description ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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Cissus quadrangularis reaches a height of 1.5 m and has quadrangular-sectioned branches with internodes 8 to 10 cm long and 1.2 to 1.5 cm wide. Along each angle is a leathery edge. Toothed trilobe leaves 2 to 5 cm wide appear at the nodes. Each has a tendril emerging from the opposite side of the node. Racemes of small white, yellowish, or greenish flowers; globular berries are red when ripe.
 
  
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Asthisamharaka is sweet in taste sour in the post digestive effect and has hot potency. It alleviates vata and kapha dosas.<ref name="herb"/>
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==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains phytogenic steroid, ketosteroids, sitosterol, alphaamyrin, alpha-ampyrone and tetracyclic triterpenoids. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=ಮಂಗರವಲ್ಲಿ Mangaravalli, ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ Sanduballi|ml=Changalam paranda|sa=Asthisamharaka|ta=Pindai, perandai|te=Nalleru|hi=Harshankar|en=Veld Grape}}
  
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==Useful parts of the plant==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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*'''Stem, traitarpinayds, traskeral and sitosteral'''.
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
  
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== Uses ==
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===Prabhava===
  
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*Cissus has been used in various Ayurvedic classical medicines to heal broken bones and injured ligaments and tendons.
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===Nutritional components===
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*In siddha medicine it is considered a tonic and analgesic, and is believed to help heal broken bones, thus its name asthisamharaka (that which prevents the destruction of bones).
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Asthisamharaka Contains the Following nutritional components like - Phytogenic steroid, Ketosteroids, Sitosterol; δ-amyrin, δ-amyrone; triterpenoids; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
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*It is used as a medicinal plant for bone fracture.
 
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*Bone fracture -  Smashing edible stemmed vine and apply it as supprt to bone will help in recovery.  
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Scandent shrub}}
  
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* '''English''' - Veld Grape
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==Identification==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಸಾಂಧುಬಳ್ಳಿ
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===Leaf===
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* '''Hindi''' - Harshankar
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{{Leaf|simple|Ovate-suborbicular to reniform|Leaf Apex is Round, Leaf Base is Round and Leaf Margin is Serrate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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== References ==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Umbellate cymes|10–15 cm long|Greenish-yellow, red tipped||Flowering throughout the year}}
  
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===Fruit===
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<ref name="herb">[http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/asthisamharaka.htm "Herbal cure"]</ref>
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{{Fruit|A globose berry|Fruit is apiculate and green turning red when ripe|Seed smooth|Fruiting throughout the year|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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[[Lakshadi guggul]], [[Panchajeeraka Gudam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Cuttings}}
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==Cultivation Details==
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Cuttings with one or few segmengts can be planted. They require full sun and very warm conditions to thrive. A plant of drier to arid regions, mainly in the lowland tropics and frost-free subtropics, though it can also be found at elevations over 2,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Asthisamharaka is available from January to June<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Lowland tropics}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Cissus quadrangularis (4609693872).jpg|Leaf and stem
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File:Cissus quadrangularis - Agri-Horticultural Society of India - Alipore - Kolkata 2013-01-05 2209.JPG|Stems
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File:Cissus quadrangularis 1DS-II 6423.jpg|Flowers
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File:Cissus quadrangularis 1DS-II 7169.jpg|Fruits
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File:Cissus quadrangularis flower.jpg|Flower
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 125</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2010/05/08/strengthen-your-bones-joints-and-cartilages-with-cissus-quadrangularis/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/cissus-quadrangularis-hadjod/ Cissus Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.columbuscactusclub.com/cissus-quadrangularis.html Cultivation Details]</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.52, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://easyayurveda.com/2010/05/08/strengthen-your-bones-joints-and-cartilages-with-cissus-quadrangularis/ Cissus quadrangularis-uses, dose, research, side effects]
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* [http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/cissus-quadrangularis/ Cissus quadrangularis on alwaysayurveda]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570348/ The use of a Cissus quadrangularis formulation in the management of weight loss and metabolic syndrome]
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissus_quadrangularis Cissus quadrangularis-wikipedia]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Vitaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:36, 8 August 2024

Cissus quadrangularis, Asthisamharaka

Asthisamharaka is a perennial plant of the Grape family. It is also known as veldt grape, devil's backbone, adamant creeper, cissus quadrangularis, hadjod and pirandai. The plant grows throughout India especially in gotter regions and in Sri Lanka.

Uses

Bone Fracture, Low bone mineral density, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Joint pains, Hyperuricemia, Diarrhea, Rickets, Obesity, Internal Bleeding, Hemorrhoid, Improve digestion, Syphilis, Menorrhagia, Pyorrhea[1]

Food

Asthisamharaka can be used in food. Young leaves and tender stems are cooked in curries. They are also used in preparation of papad[2].

Parts Used

Stem, Leaf, Root.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains phytogenic steroid, ketosteroids, sitosterol, alphaamyrin, alpha-ampyrone and tetracyclic triterpenoids. [3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮಂಗರವಲ್ಲಿ Mangaravalli, ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ Sanduballi
Hindi Harshankar
Malayalam Changalam paranda
Tamil Pindai, perandai
Telugu Nalleru
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Asthisamharaka
English Veld Grape


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Asthisamharaka Contains the Following nutritional components like - Phytogenic steroid, Ketosteroids, Sitosterol; δ-amyrin, δ-amyrone; triterpenoids; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2].

Habit

Scandent shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
simple Ovate-suborbicular to reniform Leaf Apex is Round, Leaf Base is Round and Leaf Margin is Serrate

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Umbellate cymes 10–15 cm long Greenish-yellow, red tipped Flowering throughout the year

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A globose berry Fruit is apiculate and green turning red when ripe Seed smooth Fruiting throughout the year {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Lakshadi guggul, Panchajeeraka Gudam[5]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Cuttings

Cultivation Details

Cuttings with one or few segmengts can be planted. They require full sun and very warm conditions to thrive. A plant of drier to arid regions, mainly in the lowland tropics and frost-free subtropics, though it can also be found at elevations over 2,000 metres[6]. Asthisamharaka is available from January to June[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland tropics, Subtropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaf and stem

  • Stems

  • Flowers

  • Fruits

  • Flower

References

  1. ↑ Cissus Uses
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.52, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. ↑ Chemical composition
  4. ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 125
  5. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  6. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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