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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.  
 
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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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|arthritis}}, {{Uses|heartburn}}, {{Uses|joint pain}}, {{Uses|stomach pain}}, {{Uses|ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|bypass surgery}}, {{Uses|diarrhea}}, {{Uses|intestinal gas}}, {{Uses|loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|liver problems}}, {{Uses|Helicobacter pylori}}, {{Uses|stomach ulcers}}, {{Uses|irritable bowel syndrome}}, {{Uses|gallbladder disorders}}, {{Uses|high cholesterol}}, {{Uses|lichen planus}}, {{Uses|fatigue}}, {{Uses|headaches}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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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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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rhizome}}, {{Parts Used|Oil}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Rhizome yields essential oil, containing curdione and curcumol, colouring matter, cucurmin, resin, mucilage, albumionoids, starch, gum and sugar<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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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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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=kasthuri arishina|ml=kasthoori manjal, dantmanjal|sa=Aranyaharidra|ta=kasturimanjal|te=kasthuri pasupa|hi=jangli haldi|en=wild turmeric, aromatic turmeric}}
  
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
  
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==Useful parts of the plant==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Large|Oblong|Up to 1 m long, dark green on upper surface, pale green beneath. Each leafy shoot (pseudostem) bearing 8–12 leaves}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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*'''Stem, traitarpinayds, traskeral and sitosteral'''.
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|10–15 cm long|Yellow-white||Flowers are sterile and do not produce viable seed}}
  
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== Uses ==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled||Small, ovoid, brown. Not viable|}}
  
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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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===Other features===
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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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*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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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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* '''English''' - Veld Grape
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==Where to get the saplings==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಸಾಂಧುಬಳ್ಳಿ
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==Mode of Propagation==
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* '''Hindi''' -  Harshankar
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
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== References ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
  
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Turmeric is a low-growing tropical herbaceous plant, which forms many long thin rhizomes<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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<ref name="herb">[http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/asthisamharaka.htm "Herbal cure"]</ref>
 
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</references>
 
  
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== External Links ==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Trophical}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub trophical}}.
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissus_quadrangularis Cissus quadrangularis-wikipedia]
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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 W IMG 3197.jpg|in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]].
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File:Cissus quadrangularis W IMG 3196.jpg|in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]].
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File:Cissus quadrangularis W2 IMG 3196.jpg|in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]].
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File:Cissus Quadrangualaris 12.JPG|Devil's backbone in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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</gallery>
  
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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==References==

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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

arthritis, heartburn, joint pain, stomach pain, ulcerative colitis, bypass surgery, diarrhea, intestinal gas, loss of appetite, jaundice, liver problems, Helicobacter pylori, stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, gallbladder disorders, high cholesterol, lichen planus, fatigue, headaches[1]

Parts Used

Rhizome, Oil.

Chemical Composition

Rhizome yields essential oil, containing curdione and curcumol, colouring matter, cucurmin, resin, mucilage, albumionoids, starch, gum and sugar[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada kasthuri arishina
Hindi jangli haldi
Malayalam kasthoori manjal, dantmanjal
Tamil kasturimanjal
Telugu kasthuri pasupa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aranyaharidra
English wild turmeric, aromatic turmeric


Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Large Oblong Up to 1 m long, dark green on upper surface, pale green beneath. Each leafy shoot (pseudostem) bearing 8–12 leaves

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 10–15 cm long Yellow-white Flowers are sterile and do not produce viable seed

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Small, ovoid, brown. Not viable {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Turmeric is a low-growing tropical herbaceous plant, which forms many long thin rhizomes[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical, Sub trophical.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named chemical composition
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Leaf
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named How to plant/cultivate
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