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'''Karṇasphoṭā''' consists of the root of Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. (Fam. Sapindaceae), commonly found as a weed throughout India, ascending upto 1200 m. in the North Western Himalayas.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Nervous diseases}}, {{Uses|Stiffness of the limbs}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Earache}}.
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Kanakayya|ml=Ulinna|sa=|ta=Modikkottan, Mudakkarutana(Siddha), Mudukkottan|te=Vekkudutiga|hi=Kaanphuti, Lataaphataki|en=Ballon Vine, Heart's Pea}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta, Kaṭu
===Guna===
Rūkṣa, Tīkṣṇa, Lagu
===Veerya===
Śīta
===Vipaka===
Kaṭu
===Karma===
Vātahara, Kaphamaka, Rasāyana, Keṣya, Medhya, Vāmaka, Mūtrala, Virecaka, Viḍaghna
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Biternate|Oblong|Leaf are essentially 3-foliolate with each part divided again into 3 leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white with a yellowish centre||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Inflated capsule|2 cm long|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Moist deciduous forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Scrub jungles}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Shrublands}}, {{Commonly seen|Grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Wastelands}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-11</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/582320/details"Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://www.cabi.org/ISC/datasheet/16033]
*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285170668_Review_of_beneficial_and_remedial_aspects_of_Cardiospermum_halicacabum_L]
*[http://eol.org/pages/582320/details]
[[Category:Herbs]]
