Cocculus hirsutus - Patalagarudi

Patalagarudi, Cocculus hirsutus

Patalagarudiis a slender climber with soft hairy leaves. This plant can be found in dry areas during and after the monsoon.

Uses

Aphrodisiac, Burning sensation, Gastritis, Skin diseases, Poisoning

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Heartwood, Seeds

Chemical Composition

The stem contains cyclopeptide alkaloids. The plant contains coclaurine, magnoflorine, beta-sitosterol, ginnol and a monomethyl ether of inositol.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	aadama balli, adambuballi, daagadiballi, kaage maari, sugadi balli
Hindi	bajar bel, jamti-ki-bel, patal garudi
Malayalam	Pathalagarudakkodi
Tamil	anantavalli, calakattu, kattukkodi, nirppantikkoti, uppaittiricci
Telugu	cheepurutheega, chipurutige, doosaratheege
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Garudi, chilahinta, Vatsadani, vikranta
English

Properties

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

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Picchila (Sticky)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vata, Pitta,Kapha

Prabhava

Vishagna (Anti-poison)

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	1.5-7 x 0.5-4.7 cm, variable in shape, the lower leaves of the main branches larger, sometimes 3-5 lobed, upper leaves smaller, narrowly to broadly ovate to elliptic, base cuneate to slightly cordate, apex obtuse to rounded and mucronulate, basal nerves 5; petioles 0.3-2 cm, long, pilose. Inflorescence of 2-3 cymules clustered together, peduncled, 0.5-2.5 cm long, tomentose.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	axillary	Greenish yellow		Male flowers: sepals greenish, pilose, 3 inner broadly ovate to obovate, 1.5-2.5 mm long, 3 outer oblong to lanceolate, 1.4-2 mm long; petals ovate-oblong, 0.5-1.5 mm long, sparsely pubescent to glabrous; stamens 0.7-1 mm long. Female flowers: staminodes 0.5 mm long; carpels 3, 0.7-1 mm long.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A drupe	4 - 8mm	turning black, 4-8 mm diam.; endocarp ridged with a prominent do		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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External Links

• http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cocculus+hirsutus
• https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Cocculus_hirsutus_(PROTA)
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314808X1730266X