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Cardiospermum halicacabum - Karṇasphoṭā
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 |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flower
Fruits
Fruit cut open
Seeds
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-11
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
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- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist deciduous forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Scrub jungles
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- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Shrublands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cultivated areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Wastelands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Subtropical area
- Herbs
- Sapindaceae
