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Cissus quadrangularis - Asthisamharaka

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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

Bone Fracture, Low bone mineral density, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Joint pains, Hyperuricemia, diarrhea, Rickets, Obesity, Internal Bleeding, Hemorrhoid, Improve Digestion, Syphilis, Menorrhagia, Pyorrhea[1]

Parts Used

Stem.

Chemical Composition

Two new iridoids 6-O-[2,3-dimethoxy]-trans-cinnamoyl catalpol and 6-O-meta-methoxy-benzoyl catalpol along with a known iridoid picroside 1, two stilbenes quadrangularin A and pallidol, quercitin, quercitrin, beta-sitosterol and beta-sitosterol glycoside were isolated from Cissus quadrangularis Linn.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Saduballi
Hindi Harshankar
Malayalam changalam paranda
Tamil pindai, perandai
Telugu nalleru
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Asthisamharaka
English Veld Grape


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[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical, Sub trophical.

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References

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