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Cardiospermum halicacabum - Karṇasphoṭā
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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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kanakayya |
| Hindi | Kaanphuti, Lataaphataki |
| Malayalam | Ulinna |
| Tamil | Modikkottan, Mudakkarutana(Siddha), Mudukkottan |
| Telugu | Vekkudutiga |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | 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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Biternate | Oblong | Leaf are essentially 3-foliolate with each part divided again into 3 leaflets |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | white with a yellowish centre | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflated capsule | 2 cm long | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Annual climber. Stems with minutely puberulous, sometimes slightly woody; tendrils present. Leaves Biternate, essentially 3-foliolate with each part divided again into 3 leaflets; leaflets with coarse serrate teeth. Flowers in axillary heads, usually 3-flowered by abortion, white with a yellowish centre. Fruit a membranous, Inflated capsule, green, drying to brown, more than 2 cm long. Seeds round and black with a broadly heart-shaped or kidney-shaped spot (hilum). See C. halicacabum var. microcarpum for comparison.
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- [Āragvadhādi Kvātha Cūrṇa]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Moist deciduous forests, Scrub jungles, Forest margins, Shrublands, Grasslands, Cultivated areas, Wastelands, Tropical area, Subtropical area.
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References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-11
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ [ "Cultivation detail"]
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