Adenia hondala - Vidari

Adenia hondala

Adenia hondala is a genus of flowering plants in the passion flower family Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The centers of diversity are in Madagascar, eastern and western tropical Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus name Adenia comes from aden reported as the Arabic name for the plant by Peter Forsskal, the author of the genus.

Uses

Intestinal worms, Allergy, Tumor, Skin eruptions, Insect bites, Chicken pox, Itching, Diabetes.

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

lanceolin, stenodactylin, and volkensin

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kaadu tonde, Kempu chendu hannina balli
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Karimutukk
Tamil	NA
Telugu	Modika
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Vidari
English	Hondala

Properties

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

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	lobed	Stems are thick at nodes, leaf large and deeply palmately lobed

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	greenish	5-20	Flowers are large, greenish, bell-shaped with petals curled back. Fruit is green when immature, orange when ripe

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
3-valved capsule	4-8cm rounded	Fruit is partly responsible for the accidental poisoning among children		many	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance

Commonly seen growing in areas

Shrublands, Open woodlands, Grasslands, Floodplains.

Photo Gallery

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External Links

• Adenia hondala on india biodiversity portal
• Cookies on Adenia hondala on Invasive Species Compendium
• Description and Medicinal Uses of Azadirachta Indica
• von science direct