Toddalia asiatica

Toddalia asiatica is a prickly, climbing, evergreen shrub producing stems from 2 - 20 metres long. The stems attach themselves to other plants for support by means of their sharp, recurved prickles. When growing in an open, sunny position, the plant often grows as a shrub and does not climb. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of dyes and essential oils. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use and is also grown as a hedge.

Uses

Fever, Indigestion, Cough, Influenza, Malaria, Cholera, Diarrhoea, Rheumatism, Asthma, Lung diseases.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Dodda kadu menasu
Hindi	Jangali kalimirch
Malayalam	Kakkattutali
Tamil	Kattu-milaku
Telugu	Kondakasinda
Marathi	Dahan
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Dahana
English	Forest pepper, Orange climber

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of subtropical to tropical climates, it will only flourish in frost-free areas with a fairly high annual rainfall.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests near rivers, Thickets, Forests near coasts, Humid forests.

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