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Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cardiospermum halicacabum |
| Family name: |
SAPINDACEAE
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| English name: |
Winter Cherry
Balloon Vine
Black Winter Cherry
Heart Pea
Heart Seed
Heart Seed Vine
Love-In-A-Puff
Puffball
Smooth-Leaved Heart Seed
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| Sinhala name: |
Wel penela (වැල් පෙනෙල)
Penela wal (පෙනෙල වැල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Korravan
Mutakkorran
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kakatikta
Karnasphota
Sphutavalkali
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Climbing or subscandent herb with a slender, strongly furrowed, glabrous stem. Leaves biternate, 6-12 cm long, petioles 1.4-4.0 cm long. leaflets ovate oblong or ovate lanciolate, 1.5-3.0X0.6-1.8 cm, margins irregularly dentate or pinnatifid. Inflorescence axillary, long peduncled with a pair of circinnate tendrils at the tip of primary peduncle. Flowers white, about 4 mm diameter, pedicels 1.5-3.0 mm long, sepals free 3-4 mm long, petals obovate, 3X1.5 mm, stamens 8, free, overy obovoid, 2-3 mm long. Capsules subglobose, turbinate or broadly pyriform, 1.2-1.8 cm wide, winged at angles. Seeds 3 one in each locule.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves and young stems
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| Treatment for: |
Dysentery
Rheumatoid arthritis
Back pain
Hernia
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
Leaves
Flowers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of vatha dosha
Aphrodisiac
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