Cassytha filiformis - Akashavalli

Akashavalli, Cassytha filiformmis

'Akashavalliis leafless parasitic climbing twiner, that can be seen growing in South India in very dry gravelly localities.

Uses

Dysentery, Skin diseases, Hair tonic, Dairrhea

Parts Used

Stem

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	aakasha balli, janivaara balli,
Hindi	Amarbeli
Malayalam	manjadiacatsjavalli, aiyapala, akashavalli
Tamil	amaravalli, ammaiyarkoonthal,
Telugu	ntharavallithige, nooluthige, nulutega, paachithige, seethammaavaari jadaalu, seethammapogunoolu,
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Akashavalli, Amrtavalli, khavalli
English	Love vine

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Spikes terminal or axillary; peduncle 2-4.5 cm; bracteoles 3, ovate, 1.2 mm, ciliate. Flowers sub sessile, in spikes, 3-merous, bisexual, 3 mm across. Tepals 6, free, unequal, 3+3, truncate, obtuse; outer lobes ovate-orbicular, 1.2 mm, ciliate; inner lobes obovate, 2.5 mm. Fertile stamens 9; filaments 1.5 mm; glands sessile; anthers 2-celled, 1.5 mm; staminodes 3, to 1 mm. Ovary 1.5 mm; style 0.5mm; stigma capitate.	{{{3}}}	{{{4}}}	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A drupe		Drupe globose, enclosed within inflated perianth, crowned by lobes; seed 1.			{{{6}}}

Other features

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds require scarification before sowing.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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External Links

• http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cassytha+filiformis

http://www.imedpub.com/articles/pharmacological-activities-of-cassytha-filiformis-a-review.pdf