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Toddalia asiatica

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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.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Sixteen compounds were isolated and identified as zanthocadinanine A(1), pimpinellin(2), isopimpinellin(3), phellopterin (4), armottianamide(5), chelerythrine(6), nitidine(7), chlorogenic acid (8), toddalolactone (9), protopine(10), skimmianine(11), dictamine(12), toddalenone(13), beta-sitosterol(14), bergapten(15) and 8-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin(16).[2]

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

[3]

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

Evergreen climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

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.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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