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Cassytha filiformis - Akashavalli

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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 [1]

Parts Used

Stem

Chemical Composition

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

[2]

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}}}

[3]

Fruit

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

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds require scarification before sowing. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/adenanthera-pavonina.html "Uses"]
  2. "Vernacular names"
  3. PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
  4. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cultivation details

External Links

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