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Cissus sicyoides - Millionaire vine

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Millionaire vine, Cissus sicyoides

Millionaire vine is evergreen perennial vine in the Vitaceae family.

Uses

Cuts, Fevers, Snakebites, Gangrene, Thrush, Ulcers, Swellings, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Princess 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

Climbing shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Waxy dark green leaves

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 8-10 mm in diameter greenish-yellow 5 whitish or purple berries subglobose or obovoid

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple 7–10 mm Black grape-like fruit are very showy in fall single {{{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

This is one of the most common and widely distributed of tropical American plants.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

dry to wet thickets, dry to wet forest

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