Rivea hypocrateriformis

Rivea hypocrateriformis is an evergreen, climbing plant with twining stems that become woody with age. The plant can scramble over the ground or climb into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sold for both purposes in local markets. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible seeds according to one report, but this seems unlikely - if it is cultivated it is more likely to be for its edible leaves.

Uses

Cough, Headache, Skin diseases, Skin disease, Burns, Piles, Rheumatic pain.

Parts Used

Young leaves, Young shoots, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains Tannin, alkaloids, flavonoids, and carbohydrates were present in leaf powder of R. hypocrateriformis.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Neer boddi
Hindi	Phanji
Malayalam
Tamil	Budthi Kiray
Telugu	Boddikura
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Midnapore Creeper

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

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Broadly ovate	Shallow	5-7.6cm long. Cordate at base

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Solitary	4-6cm long	White		Faintly fragrent, Opening at night, Closing at sunlight. Flowering season is December-February

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
					Fruiting season is December-February

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Grows in the wild in moist, gravelly-loamy soils.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical forest, Tropical forest.

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External Links

• Rivea hypocrateriformis on indiabiodiversity.org
• Rivea hypocrateriformis on researchgate.net