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Cardiospermum halicacabum |
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Linn. |
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Family
_ Sapindaceae. |
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Habitat
_ Throughout the plains of |
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India, as a wild climber. |
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English
_ (Balloon Vine), Winter |
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Cherry, Heartseed. |
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Ayurvedic
_ Kaakatiktaa, |
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Kaakaadani, Karnsphotaa, |
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Shatakratulataa. |
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Unani
_ Habb-e-Qilqil. |
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Action
_ Used in rheumatism, |
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lumbago, skeletal fractures, nervous |
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diseases, amenorrhoea, haemorrhoids, |
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erysipelas. The herb is used |
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in hairoils for treating dandruff, |
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alopecia and for darkening hair. |
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The plant extract showed significant |
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analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity |
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and sedative effect on CNS. The |
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drug also showed (transient) vasodepressant |
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activity. |
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Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, |
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sterols; leaves contain a triterpene |
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ester, beta-amyrin, hexacosanol, |
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taraxerol, beta-sitosterol, quercetin |
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and taraxeryl acetate. |
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Careya herbacea
Roxb., a related |
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species, is known as Kumbhaadu-lataa |
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in Bengal. |
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Dosage
_ Bark—50–100 ml decoction. |
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Use of Cardiospermum Halicacabum |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #1 |
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It was very largely used to allay pains due to sprains and
contusions about the joints. The roots and the leaves are commonly
used in medicine. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #2 |
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A decoction of the Cardiospermum Halicacabum roots is given in half
tablespoonful doses twice a day for bleeding piles. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #3 |
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The leaves are used for rheumatism, nervous diseases, hemorrhoids
and chronic bronchitis. The juice of the leaves is put into the ear
for ear-ache. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #4 |
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The leaves are used as one of the ingredients in a medicine
recommended in the medical book 'Bhavaprakasha' for the abnormal
suppression of menses. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #5 |
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Equal parts of Cardiospermum Halicacabum leaves, Sahinda-Iunu
(Potassium carbonate), the root bark of Hin-kumbuk (Terminalia
Arjuna), Vadakaha (Acorus Calanus) are pounded and made into a paste
with ***** is administered once or twice a day. Dosage: one
teaspoonful each time. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #6 |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum is a cooling drink when prepared as a
canjee. You prepare it just like gotukola kenda. It can be taken in
the morning as a drink for breakfast. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #7 |
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The external uses of Cardiospermum Halicacabum. The leaves are
applied as a poultice for skin eruptions. They are coated with
castor oil and are applied on swellings and tumours. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #8 |
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A paste of the leaves is a dressing for sores and wounds. The leaves
are prepared into mallum, and used externally for Hydrocele. Some of
the English names for Cardiospermum Halicacabum are Baloonvine,
Black-Liquorice and Heart-seed. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #9 |
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The crushed leaves are inhaled to relieve headache. The seeds are
used as a tonic in fever, and rheumatism. |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #10 |
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Cardiospermum Halicacabum is used in preparing an oil for infants
when they find it difficult to breath through the nose. Few people
know about this. |
