Asthisrinkhala

Name: ASTHISRINKHALA

Description: 

Botanical Name : Cissus Quadrangualaris Linn.Family : Vitaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Asthisrinkhala, Vajravalli, Dharavalli, Chaturdhara, Vajralatha. 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Tikta, Madhura, KashayaGuna : Lakhu, Rooksha, SaraVirya : UshnaVipaka : Katu.

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Edible stemmed vine, Bone setterHindi : Hadjod, HadjoraMalayalam : Changalamparanda

PLANT DESCRIPTION  

A tendril climber with stout fleshy quadrangular stem. Tendrils are opposite to leaves, long and simple. Leaves are alternate, simple, reniform and sometimes toothed. Flowers are short greenish in shortly peduncled cyme. Fruits are ovoid red berry. Sometimes Arial root arises from the nodes grow downwards and strike the soil and act as normal roots.  

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, piles, osteoporosis, anorexia and fracture.  Useful part : Plant as a whole.