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Cissus quadrangularis - Asthisamharaka
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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.
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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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| simple | Ovate-suborbicular to reniform | Leaf Apex is Round, Leaf Base is Round and Leaf Margin is Serrate |
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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Turmeric is a low-growing tropical herbaceous plant, which forms many long thin rhizomes[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India.
References
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bone Fracture
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Low bone mineral density
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Osteoporosis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Osteoarthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Joint pains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hyperuricemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rickets
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Obesity
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal Bleeding
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hemorrhoid
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Improve Digestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Syphilis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Menorrhagia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pyorrhea
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - A succulent, rambling shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Trophical
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub trophical
