Dear all, This plant is *Cissus quadrangularis Linn* [Syn: Vitis quadrangularis Wall. ex Wt & arn.] from the family *Vitaceae*. In Bengal it is locally known as * Harjora* or *harbhanja* [the plant that cures fractured bones]. *MEDICINAL USES: * *Leaves:* used in bowel complains. *Stem:* used to cure scurvy, irregular menstruation, otorrhoea, epitaxis, asthama, sap applied externally on forehead to cure one-sided headache, with tumeric crushed and applied to heal facture bones.
Regards Tanay On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Ravi Vaidyanathan < [email protected]> wrote: > In tamil it is called "Perandai" and it is not only used to make chutney > but is also used as a ingredient in Ayurveda to bind the fractures. > > Regards > > Ravi > > > On 9 March 2010 14:49, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Again this creeper was discussed earlier....adding my picture showing >> the leaves. >> Taken at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on the 11th of July, 2008. >> Aarti >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > ----------------------------- > Ravi Vaidyanathan > Mobile : 99877 77349 > http://chakramhikers.com > http://www.google.com/profiles/ravi.vaidyanathan > ----------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
